Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru
Peru: Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months was 71.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru, 1986–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru is 71.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru peaked at 71.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1, in 1986.
Peru ranks 18th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.45 | 55.9 | 65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.35 | 63.6 | 68 | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.26 | 62.5 | 70 | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.16 | 68.3 | 71.9 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru?
- Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months in Peru was 71.9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest continued breastfeeding 12-23 months recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest continued breastfeeding 12-23 months recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1 in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for continued breastfeeding 12-23 months?
- Peru ranks 18th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is continued breastfeeding 12-23 months rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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