Child stunting in Peru
11.5% of children under five in Peru were stunted in 2023.
Peru, 2023
11.5%
Change from 2022
−0.2percentage points
Child stunting in Peru over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% |
| 2012 | 18.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5% |
| 2010 | 23.3% |
| 2009 | 23.9% |
| 2007 | 28.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% |
| 2001 | 37.3% |
| 2000 | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 11.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 17.6%, the figure has changed by −6.1 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
12.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.7 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
19.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
67.1 years
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UHC service coverage
68
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