Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Peru
Peru: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 96.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Peru, 1992–2012
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Peru recorded 96.2% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Peru peaked at 96.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.9% | — |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 96.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 97% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 63.9% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 75.9% | 94.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Peru?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Peru was 96.2% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.