Health in Peru

1,269 indicators covering health for Peru.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 40th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 41.7% 2022 up 15.5% 23rd
Number of indigenous malaria cases 33,904 2024 down 45.2% 52nd
Number of confirmed malaria cases 34,006 2024 down 48.9% 52nd
Total number of  malaria cases 34,006 2024 down 48.9% 52nd
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 608 2012 down 50.4% 16th
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 61.0% 2025 down 9.0% 26th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 6,136 2024 down 51.2% 55th
Number of suspected malaria cases 163,233 2024 down 81.2% 74th
Retreatment cases: other 810 2012 down 22.6% 34th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 527 2012 down 55.1% 15th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 11,076 2024 down 83.4% 47th
Unmet need for contraception 8.9% 2023 down 1.1% 52nd
Large household expenditures health 2 2021 up 58.7% 21st
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 12.59 2021 up 12.1% 20th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 155,046 2024 down 82.1% 54th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 8,400 2015 down 2.3% 54th
Natural disasters deaths 0 2006 7th
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 153.73 million 2025 up 23.5% 6th
Preterm birth rate 6.68 2020 up 0.5% 79th
Preterm birth 39,651 2020 down 3.5% 35th
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.9% 2024 up 54.4% 46th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 70 2025 up 75.0% 50th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have supp 89 2025 up 15.6% 71st
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 95.3% 2023 up 0.2% 17th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2002 down 100.0% 51st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 5,323 2024 down 14.6% 7th
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 11.05 million 2024 up 303.4% 12th
Exclusive breastfeeding 65.3% 2019 down 4.3% 6th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 8.1 2014 down 33.1% 46th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 2,085 2024 up 350.3% 61st
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s 4.8 2014 unchanged 7th
Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 316 2024 up 29.5% 13th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 8,187 2024 down 54.9% 80th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 95.8% 2020 up 3.1% 1st
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless tobacco 12 2022 unchanged 5th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 570 2024 down 53.5% 75th
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 57.0% 2015 down 13.0% 85th
Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 56.68 2024 up 35.1% 21st
Nursing personnel 89.9% 2024 up 8.1% 25th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 22nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 60 2022 up 57.9% 51st
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official 96.9% 2018 up 8.3% 33rd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 77.0% 2017 up 15.3% 45th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 87.4% 2017 up 16.8% 48th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 93.7% 2017 up 5.0% 46th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 97.6% 2017 up 1.3% 37th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.5% 2017 up 0.3% 30th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 53.9% 2017 up 54.4% 39th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 68.7% 2017 up 45.9% 39th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 77.3% 2017 up 15.9% 41st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 88.1% 2017 up 5.0% 41st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 97.1% 2017 up 1.1% 28th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 18.1% 2017 down 55.8% 51st
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 6.3% 2017 down 73.3% 47th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 2.6% 2017 down 64.6% 40th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.5% 2017 down 62.1% 39th