Peru vs United Kingdom: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Peru
0.6%
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.4%
in 2019
Peru rank
95th
United Kingdom rank
96th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Peru
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 96th of 99 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Peru or United Kingdom?
- Peru, at 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Peru and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
- How do Peru and United Kingdom rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Peru ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 96th of 99 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 wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.