Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) in Peru
Peru: Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) was 65.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Exclusive breastfeeding in Peru, 1986–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children under 6 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exclusive breastfeeding in Peru is 65.3%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exclusive breastfeeding in Peru peaked at 72.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1986.
Peru ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children under 6 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 28.0% | — |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 65.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Peru's 65.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.9%, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +71.4% | 28.0% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 48.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 63.3% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 62.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
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 65.3% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (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 28.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for exclusive breastfeeding?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
- Is exclusive breastfeeding rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.