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 β Previous Page 6 of 22 Next β