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
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Peru, 1991–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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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).