Child malnutrition in Tumbes
Tumbes ranks 22nd of 28 parts of Peru for child stunting, below Peru's 18%.
Child stunting across Peru
The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.
- 1Huancavelica48%
- 2Cajamarca35%
- 3Loreto30%
- 4Región natural: Sierra29%
- 5Huanuco29%
- 6Pasco28%
- 7Apurimac28%
- 8Amazonas27%
- 9Ayacucho26%
- 10Ancash25%
- 11Piura24%
- 12Junin22%
- 13Región natural: Selva22%
- 14La Libertad21%
- 15Cusco21%
- 16Puno21%
- 17Ucayali20%
- 18San Martín14%
- 19Lambayaque13%
- 20Región natural: Resto Costa12%
- 21Madre de Dios12%
- 22Tumbes10%
- 23Arequipa9.1%
- 24Ica7.9%
- 25Lima5.5%
- 26Región natural: Lima Metropolitana4.1%
- 27Moquegua4.1%
- 28Tacna2.7%
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Tumbes?
In Peru's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 10% of children under five in Tumbes were stunted (too short for their age), 0.7% wasted and 2.6% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Tumbes worse than in the rest of Peru?
Tumbes ranks 22nd of 28 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Peru's 18%.
How many children are anaemic in Tumbes?
38% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Tumbes had anaemia in 2012, above Peru's 33%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Tumbes?
The survey reports Peru by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Tumbes shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Peru Demographic and Health Survey 2012 (PE2012DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Peru as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.