Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Peru
Peru: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 48.1% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Peru, 1992–2012
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Peru is 48.1%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 108.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Peru peaked at 48.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2000.
That places Peru 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.6% | — |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.6% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 23.1% | 42.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.1% | 48.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 9 Türkiye 72.4% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.6% compare
- 11 India 55.5% compare
- 13 Philippines 42.2% compare
- 14 Nepal 41.1% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 31.8% compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.3576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Peru?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Peru was 48.1% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Peru ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2012.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Assistance during delivery (Assisted births): Percentage of live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey attended by any skilled personnel and by a doctor. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.