Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru
Peru: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 2.7 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru, 1991–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru is 2.7, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru peaked at 8.8 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2021.
That places Peru 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8 | — |
| 1996 | 5.7 | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 7.6 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3 | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 7.8 | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 5.2 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 6 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.24 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.04 | 4.3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Peru was 2.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 1991.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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