Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru
Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff was 96.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru, 1991–2016
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Peru is 96.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Peru peaked at 96.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1996.
Peru ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.9% | — |
| 1996 | 57.4% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 57.4% | 79.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 61.7% | 86.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 87.7% | 96.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Peru?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Peru was 96.9% in 2016, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).