Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru
Peru: Exclusive breastfeeding rate was 65.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru, 1986–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 6 months.
Analysis
Peru recorded 65.3% for exclusive breastfeeding rate in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru peaked at 72.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1986.
That places Peru 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children under 6 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 28.0% | — |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 65.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Peru's 65.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.9%, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +71.4% | 28.0% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 48.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 63.3% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 62.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru?
- Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Peru was 65.3% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exclusive breastfeeding rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for exclusive breastfeeding rate?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
- Is exclusive breastfeeding rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exclusive breastfeeding rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of infants less than six months old who were fed only with breast milk in the past 24 hours. WHO and UNICEF recommend that children be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water.