Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru
Peru: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was -4.8 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru is -4.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 131.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru peaked at 15.09 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -21.13 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Peru ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -3.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -7.47 % change on previous year | +108.8% |
| 1988 | -0.9163 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8236 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 1990 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -311.1% |
| 1991 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -704.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4774 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 1993 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -1235.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7441 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1995 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +443.0% |
| 1996 | -15.28 % change on previous year | +278.3% |
| 1997 | -9.76 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1998 | -11.32 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1999 | -21.13 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 2000 | -11.73 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 2001 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2002 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2003 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 2005 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 2006 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +84.9% |
| 2007 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2008 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2009 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -4.52 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2012 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2013 | -0.7985 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 2014 | -8.03 % change on previous year | +906.3% |
| 2015 | -0.4335 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2016 | -5.07 % change on previous year | +1070.7% |
| 2017 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2018 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -293.8% |
| 2019 | 15.09 % change on previous year | +428.1% |
| 2020 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -4.8 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.87 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's -4.8 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 % change on previous year. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1235.4% | 0.4774 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1070.7% | -0.4335 % change on previous year | -5.07 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -906.3% | -0.7985 % change on previous year | -8.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -7.47 % change on previous year | 0.8236 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -5.85 % change on previous year | -21.13 % change on previous year | 10.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.55 % change on previous year | -11.73 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8749 % change on previous year | -8.03 % change on previous year | 15.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.8 % change on previous year | -4.8 % change on previous year | -4.8 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 147 Kazakhstan -4.52 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Togo -4.6 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Guatemala -4.78 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Austria -4.86 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Egypt -5.32 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -5.62 % change on previous year compare
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 maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Peru was -4.8 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.13 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- Peru ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.