Births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru
Peru: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
119th
of 163 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2020
All-time low
59.0%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru stood at 94.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru peaked at 95.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 119th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 59.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 84.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 5 |
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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 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.1886 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.4607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru was 94.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Peru ranks 119th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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