Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru
Peru: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.5662 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru is 0.5662, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru peaked at 1.37 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2288, in 2016.
That places Peru 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.28 | — |
| 1996 | 1.37 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9608 | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9923 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9769 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8133 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7764 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8518 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9212 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7505 | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6088 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5364 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6493 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5548 | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4671 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.503 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4203 | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3216 | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3673 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3583 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2288 | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 0.976 | +326.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6859 | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6433 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6711 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6026 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5662 | -6.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.5662 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.5662 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +326.5% | 0.2288 | 0.976 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 | 0.9608 | 1.37 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.744 | 0.5364 | 0.9769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4972 | 0.2288 | 0.976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6133 | 0.5662 | 0.6711 | 3 |
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 maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru was 0.5662 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1996.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2288 in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Peru ranks 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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