Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru
Peru: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
129th
of 178 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2020
All-time low
59.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2024
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru stood at 94.3%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru peaked at 95.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 129th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.3% | — |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 94.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 94.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 59.3% | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 83.8% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Peru was 94.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Peru ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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