Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru
Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff was 94.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru, 1986–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, births attended by skilled health staff in Peru stood at 94.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Peru peaked at 95.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1986.
Peru ranks 108th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 49.0% | — |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +63.3% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 55.1% | 80.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 59.3% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 83.8% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.9% | 95.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Peru?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru was 94.9% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Peru ranks 108th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.