Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Peru

Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 85.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
85.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
85.8%
in 2016
All-time low
13.1%
in 1996
Years of data
12
1991–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Peru, 1991–2016

204060801991200320161991: 61.5 lowest1996: 13.1 lowest2000: 20.7 lowest2003: 46.5 lowest2009: 60.7 lowest2010: 62.3 lowest2011: 65.8 lowest2012: 66.6 lowest2013: 78.4 lowest2014: 81.4 lowest2015: 84.3 lowest2016: 85.8 lowest

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Peru stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Peru peaked at 85.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1996.

That places Peru 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 (% of total): Q1 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Peru, 1991 to 2016.
Year lowest Change
1991 61.5%
1996 13.1% -78.7%
2000 20.7% +58.3%
2003 46.5% +124.1%
2009 60.7% +30.7%
2010 62.3% +2.5%
2011 65.8% +5.7%
2012 66.6% +1.2%
2013 78.4% +17.7%
2014 81.4% +3.8%
2015 84.3% +3.5%
2016 85.8% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.3% 13.1% 61.5% 2
2000s 42.7% 20.7% 60.7% 3
2010s 74.9% 62.3% 85.8% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 5 Colombia 89.2% compare
  2. 6 Malawi 87.5% compare
  3. 7 Rwanda 86.0% compare
  4. 9 Egypt 85.7% compare
  5. 10 Namibia 75.8% compare
  6. 11 Sierra Leone 75.1% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Peru?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Peru was 85.8% in 2016, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1996.
How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
Peru ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. 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): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).