Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru
Peru: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 95.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru, 1990–2020
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru is 95.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru peaked at 96.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1990.
Peru ranks 1st of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 95.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.2%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Peru's 95.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.2% | 53.0% | 69.0% |
| 2004 | +26.1% | 69.0% | 87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 69.0% | 92.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.9% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 2 Kazakhstan 95.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 94.3% compare
- 4 Brazil 92.7% 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 pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Peru was 95.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Peru ranks 1st out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys, published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits (% of pregnant women). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care, at least four times, are the percentage of women attended at least four times during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.