Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru
Peru: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 98.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru, 1986–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 98.1% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru peaked at 98.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1986.
Peru ranks 20th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 59.4% | — |
| 1992 | 70.2% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.2% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 83.8% | 94.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 18 Eswatini 98.5% compare
- 18 Mexico 98.5% compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 98.1% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 98.0% 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Peru was 98.1% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Peru ranks 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.