Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months) in Peru
Peru: Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months) was 70.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Exclusive breastfeeding in Peru, 1986–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 70.09 for exclusive breastfeeding in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exclusive breastfeeding in Peru peaked at 72.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1986.
Peru ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 28 | — |
| 1991 | 48 | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 53 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 66.58 | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 63.3 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 66.48 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 68.26 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 68.28 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.09 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 67.41 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 72.3 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 66.65 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 62.7 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 65.95 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.49 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 67.2 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.21 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 64.58 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 66.92 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 70.08 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 70.09 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 70.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Peru's 70.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.21, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.4% | 28 | 48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.5 | 48 | 53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.16 | 63.3 | 68.26 | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.12 | 62.7 | 72.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.18 | 64.58 | 70.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exclusive breastfeeding in Peru?
- Exclusive breastfeeding in Peru was 70.09 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest exclusive breastfeeding recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest exclusive breastfeeding recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for exclusive breastfeeding?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exclusive breastfeeding rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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