Health in Peru

1,269 indicators covering health for Peru.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 70.4% 2024 up 20.1% 31st
Obesity among adults, BMI β‰₯ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 29.2% 2024 up 44.4% 68th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 46.1% 2024 up 43.0% 8th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 22.1% 2024 up 76.5% 22nd
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 70.4% 2024 up 18.5% 28th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 1.0% 2024 down 24.9% 189th
Obesity among adults, BMI β‰₯ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 29.1% 2024 up 47.8% 75th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 1.4% 2024 up 21.9% 176th
Number of under-five deaths 6,955 2024 down 27.5% 62nd
Number of infant deaths 5,912 2024 down 25.1% 61st
Number of neonatal deaths 3,512 2024 down 24.4% 62nd
Neonatal mortality rate 6.52 2024 down 22.4% 116th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 10.98 2024 down 22.6% 109th
Under-five mortality rate 12.9 2024 down 24.8% 108th
Domestic general government health expenditure 16.0% 2023 up 29.5% 32nd
External health expenditure 0.2% 2019 down 89.5% 123rd
External health expenditure per capita 0.7262 current US$ 2019 down 81.5% 129th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 1.4 current international $ 2019 down 83.2% 129th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β€” 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 β€” 34th
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 68 2023 down 1.4% 120th
Healthcare access quality un 68 2023 down 1.4% 120th
Universal health coverage index 68 2023 down 1.4% 121st
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 21.0% 2023 up 17.3% 135th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 20.7% 2023 up 18.3% 136th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 28.8% 2023 up 8.3% 89th
Stillbirth rate 6.5 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 17.7% 116th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 22,000 2024 down 53.2% 54th
Life expectancy men women 80.12 2023 up 4.2% 94th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
Poverty vs life expectancy 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
Birth rate vs death rate 15.94 2023 down 15.3% 103rd
Child mortality around the world 1.48 2023 down 19.4% 103rd
Food supply vs life expectancy 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 80.12 2023 up 4.2% 94th
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 75.41 2023 up 4.2% 74th
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 1.48 2023 down 19.4% 103rd
Annual number of deaths by world region 185,863 2023 down 1.4% 57th
Births and deaths projected to 2100 185,863 2023 down 1.4% 57th
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 77.74 2023 up 4.2% 80th
The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 535,566 2023 down 3.7% 50th
Difference in male and female life expectancy 4.52 2023 up 5.7% 130th
Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.06 2023 up 0.0% 150th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 4.71 2023 up 4.2% 134th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 3.3 2023 up 13.1% 167th
Womens life expectancy at birth 80.12 2023 up 4.2% 94th
Number of deaths per year 185,863 2023 down 1.4% 57th
Crude death rate 5.49 2023 down 13.1% 196th
Measles number unvaccinated 85,903 2023 up 1.9% 40th
Polio number unvaccinated 85,903 2023 down 47.3% 46th
Infant mortality rates 1.17 2023 down 19.0% 111th
Number of child deaths unwpp 7,984 2023 down 22.7% 63rd
Number of infant deaths unwpp 6,311 2023 down 22.2% 63rd
Number of deaths 185,863 2023 down 1.4% 57th
Deaths by age group 823 2023 down 31.5% 38th