Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Peru

Peru: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
96.2%
in 1991
Years of data
12
1991–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Peru, 1991–2016

0204060801001991200320161991: 96.2 highest1996: 98.5 highest2000: 97.8 highest2003: 99.8 highest2009: 98.8 highest2010: 99.9 highest2011: 100 highest2012: 99.3 highest2013: 100 highest2014: 100 highest2015: 99.3 highest2016: 100 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Peru is 100.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Peru peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1991.

That places Peru 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest) in Peru, 1991 to 2016.
Year highest Change
1991 96.2%
1996 98.5% +2.4%
2000 97.8% -0.7%
2003 99.8% +2.0%
2009 98.8% -1.0%
2010 99.9% +1.1%
2011 100.0% +0.1%
2012 99.3% -0.7%
2013 100.0% +0.7%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 99.3% -0.7%
2016 100.0% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.3% 96.2% 98.5% 2
2000s 98.8% 97.8% 99.8% 3
2010s 99.8% 99.3% 100.0% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 1 Colombia 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Peru?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Peru was 100.0% 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): q5 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1991.
How does Peru rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
Peru ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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).