Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Peru
Peru: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.5662 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5662
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
19th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1996
All-time low
0.2288
in 2016
Years of data
28
1995–2022
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.
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 |
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More health data for Peru
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (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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