Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Peru

Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 98.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
98.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2016
All-time low
49.5%
in 1996
Years of data
12
1991–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Peru, 1991–2016

0204060801001991200320161991: 77.81996: 49.52000: 49.92003: 80.12009: 85.62010: 89.82011: 892012: 90.62013: 94.62014: 982015: 97.12016: 98.6

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

Analysis

In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Peru stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Peru peaked at 98.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1996.

Peru ranks 6th of 33 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 (% of total): Q2 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Peru, 1991 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1991 77.8%
1996 49.5% -36.4%
2000 49.9% +0.8%
2003 80.1% +60.4%
2009 85.6% +6.9%
2010 89.8% +4.9%
2011 89.0% -0.8%
2012 90.6% +1.8%
2013 94.6% +4.4%
2014 98.0% +3.6%
2015 97.1% -0.9%
2016 98.6% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.7% 49.5% 77.8% 2
2000s 71.9% 49.9% 85.6% 3
2010s 94.0% 89.0% 98.6% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 3 Mexico 99.7% compare
  2. 4 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
  3. 5 Colombia 99.4% compare
  4. 7 Vietnam 98.4% compare
  5. 8 Rwanda 91.7% compare
  6. 9 Namibia 90.2% 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): q2 in Peru?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Peru was 98.6% 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): q2 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1996.
How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
Peru ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2
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).