Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Peru

Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 99.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 33 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2015
All-time low
79.0%
in 1996
Years of data
12
1991–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Peru, 1991–2016

0204060801001991200320161991: 901996: 792000: 83.12003: 95.42009: 97.22010: 97.92011: 98.12012: 97.62013: 99.62014: 97.92015: 99.62016: 99.2

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

Analysis

In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Peru stood at 99.2%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Peru peaked at 99.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1996.

Peru ranks 7th 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): Q3 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Peru, 1991 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1991 90.0%
1996 79.0% -12.3%
2000 83.1% +5.3%
2003 95.4% +14.8%
2009 97.2% +1.9%
2010 97.9% +0.6%
2011 98.1% +0.3%
2012 97.6% -0.5%
2013 99.6% +2.0%
2014 97.9% -1.6%
2015 99.6% +1.7%
2016 99.2% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.5% 79.0% 90.0% 2
2000s 91.9% 83.1% 97.2% 3
2010s 98.5% 97.6% 99.6% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 4 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
  2. 5 Jordan 99.8% compare
  3. 6 Colombia 99.4% compare
  4. 8 Egypt 94.8% compare
  5. 9 Rwanda 93.7% compare
  6. 10 Malawi 91.1% 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): q3 in Peru?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Peru was 99.2% 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): q3 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1996.
How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
Peru ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3
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).