Peru · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
2.7%2023
Publisher note: Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 24 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1991 | 8.8 | 8 | 9.6 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Peru | 1996 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Peru | 1997 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9.9 | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1997 |
| Peru | 1998 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 8.1 | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1998 |
| Peru | 1999 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 9.8 | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1999 |
| Peru | 2000 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Peru | 2001 | 6 | 4.5 | 7.9 | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2001 |
| Peru | 2005 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 | Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Peru | 2007 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Peru | 2009 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Peru | 2010 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Peru | 2011 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Peru | 2012 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.9 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Peru | 2013 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Peru | 2014 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Peru | 2015 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2016 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2016 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2017 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2018 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2019 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida – VIANEV 2019 |
| Peru | 2020 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2021 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2021 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2022 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Peru | 2023 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.