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Blue numbers are estimated
Percentage of stunted children
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | ||||||
| Urban | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.8 | ||||||
| Rural | 48.2 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 47.3 | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.0 | 46.9 | 46.5 | 46.1 | 45.4 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 38.8 | 36.9 | 32.0 | 27.1 | 22.2 | 17.3 | ||||||
| Poor | 40.4 | 40.8 | 41.1 | 41.5 | 41.9 | 42.3 | 42.6 | 43.0 | 43.4 | 43.7 | 44.1 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 44.1 | 43.4 | 42.6 | 38.2 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 33.3 | 29.8 | 26.3 | 22.8 | ||||||
| Nonpoor | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.50 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | ||||||
| Lowest 25% | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.2 | 52.1 | 51.0 | 49.8 | 49.4 | 48.9 | 44.3 | 42.0 | 41.2 | 37.1 | 33.0 | 28.9 | 24.8 | ||||||
| Second 25% | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 33.6 | 31.0 | 28.3 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.3 | ||||||
| Third 25% | 20.0 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 7.40 | 7.60 | 7.80 | 8.00 | 8.20 | ||||||
| Highest 25% | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.73 | 9.20 | 8.68 | 8.15 | 7.63 | 7.10 | 6.73 | 6.35 | 5.98 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 7.20 | 5.50 | 6.30 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 4.70 | 5.30 | 5.90 | ||||||
| Central (Huancavelica, Huanuco, Junin, Pasco) | 43.6 | 44.1 | 44.5 | 44.9 | 45.3 | 45.8 | 46.2 | 46.6 | 45.8 | 45.0 | 44.2 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 42.6 | 41.9 | 41.2 | 39.8 | 35.5 | 33.6 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 21.3 | 17.2 | ||||||
| East (Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurimac) | 40.0 | 40.6 | 41.2 | 41.8 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 43.6 | 43.4 | 39.9 | 36.4 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 31.4 | 30.2 | 24.7 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 15.1 | ||||||
| North (Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad) | 40.6 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 38.4 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 36.2 | 35.5 | 34.6 | 33.6 | 32.7 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 34.4 | 28.1 | 26.6 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 26.7 | ||||||
| North East (Amazonas, Loreto, San Martin, Ucayali) | 41.4 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 38.4 | 37.8 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 34.6 | 33.2 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 26.9 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 23.4 | 17.2 | 11.0 | 4.80 | ||||||
| South (Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Ica, Ayacucho) | 28.7 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 10.9 | ||||||
| West (Ancash, Lima, Callao) | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 9.20 | 8.80 | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.60 | ||||||