Number of maternal deaths in Peru
Peru: Number of maternal deaths was 280 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Peru, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Peru recorded 280 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Peru peaked at 1,400 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 280, in 2023.
Peru ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,156 | 790 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 627 | 530 | 730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 406 | 330 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 475 | 280 | 770 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 330 compare
- 61 Eritrea 290 compare
- 61 Gambia 290 compare
- 64 Lesotho 270 compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 250 compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 250 compare
More health data for Peru
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 280,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 266,482 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Peru?
- Number of maternal deaths in Peru was 280 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 280 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.