Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Peru
Peru: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) was 86.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Peru, 1992–2012
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Peru is 86.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Peru peaked at 86.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1996.
Peru ranks 10th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Peru, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.4% | — |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 86.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Peru's 86.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.9%, 91% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 67.4% | 77.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 76.8% | 82.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 7 Turkey 95.0% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 94.9% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 91.8% compare
- 11 Philippines 85.2% compare
- 12 Nepal 82.6% compare
- 13 India 82.1% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Peru?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Peru was 86.0% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2012.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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.