Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Peru
Peru: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 98.4% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Peru, 1992–2012
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Peru is 98.4%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Peru peaked at 99.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 1992.
That places Peru 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Peru, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 91.0% | — |
| 1996 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.0% | 92.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 7 Mauritania 99.1% compare
- 7 Rwanda 99.1% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 98.2% compare
- 11 Cameroon 98.1% compare
- 12 Jordan 97.9% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Peru?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Peru was 98.4% in 2012, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Peru ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.