Armenia vs Peru: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight

Armenia
2.6%
in 2016
Peru
2.7%
in 2023
Armenia rank
82nd
Peru rank
80th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time

  • Armenia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Armenia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Armenia ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 6.3% 3.6% Peru
2000s 3.4% 5.3% 1.9% Peru
2010s 4.0% 3.8% 0.2% Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Armenia or Peru?
Peru, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Armenia and Peru?
0.1%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Peru?
5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Armenia and Peru rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
Armenia ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 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: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 957 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.