Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Peru

Peru: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 98.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
98.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2012
All-time low
84.9%
in 1992
Years of data
9
1992–2012

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Peru, 1992–2012

0204060801001992200220121992: 84.91996: 85.32000: 89.42006: 94.82008: 96.92009: 97.22010: 98.22011: 982012: 98.7

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2012, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Peru stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Peru peaked at 98.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 1992.

Peru ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Peru, 1992 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1992 84.9%
1996 85.3% +0.5%
2000 89.4% +4.8%
2006 94.8% +6.0%
2008 96.9% +2.2%
2009 97.2% +0.3%
2010 98.2% +1.0%
2011 98.0% -0.2%
2012 98.7% +0.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 98.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 100% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.1% 84.9% 85.3% 2
2000s 94.6% 89.4% 97.2% 4
2010s 98.3% 98.0% 98.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 4 Colombia 99.8% compare
  2. 5 Jordan 99.3% compare
  3. 6 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
  4. 8 Dominican Republic 97.3% compare
  5. 9 Senegal 96.9% compare
  6. 10 Rwanda 96.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Peru?
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Peru was 98.7% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 1992.
How does Peru rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
Peru ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 223 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.