Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Peru

Peru: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 63.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
63.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
12th
of 42 countries
All-time high
63.3%
in 2012
All-time low
42.5%
in 1996
Years of data
9
1992–2012

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Peru, 1992–2012

02040601992200220121992: 43.91996: 42.52000: 49.32006: 51.92008: 49.82009: 58.32010: 57.62011: 622012: 63.3

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Peru is 63.3%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Peru peaked at 63.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1996.

Peru ranks 12th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Peru, 1992 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1992 43.9%
1996 42.5% -3.2%
2000 49.3% +16.0%
2006 51.9% +5.3%
2008 49.8% -4.0%
2009 58.3% +17.1%
2010 57.6% -1.2%
2011 62.0% +7.6%
2012 63.3% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.2% 42.5% 43.9% 2
2000s 52.3% 49.3% 58.3% 4
2010s 61.0% 57.6% 63.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.2% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 80.1% compare
  3. 11 India 67.5% compare
  4. 13 Philippines 55.4% compare
  5. 14 Nepal 54.8% compare
  6. 15 Bangladesh 42.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Peru?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Peru was 63.3% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1996.
How does Peru rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
Peru ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2012.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 261 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.