Egypt vs Peru: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Egypt
13.0%
in 2021
Peru
12.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
60th
Peru rank
63rd
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 13.0% against 12.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 60th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 39.1% | 3.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 32.6% | 6.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 15.9% | 7.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 13.0% against 12.5% in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Egypt and Peru?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.