Mexico vs Peru: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Mexico
11.5%
in 2022
Peru
12.5%
in 2023
Mexico rank
65th
Peru rank
63rd
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.5% against 11.5% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 65th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 34.3% | 11.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 32.7% | 11.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.5% against 11.5% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Mexico and Peru?
- 1.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Mexico ranks 65th 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.