Low-birthweight babies in Peru
Peru: Low-birthweight babies was 7.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Peru, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Peru stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Peru peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2020.
Peru ranks 109th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4,633 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Peru?
- Low-birthweight babies in Peru was 7.5% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Peru ranks 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.