Stillbirth rate in Peru
Peru: Stillbirth rate was 0.6487 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6487 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Peru peaked at 1.32 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6487 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Peru 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 deaths per 100 births | 0.9149 deaths per 100 births | 1.32 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7677 deaths per 100 births | 0.6803 deaths per 100 births | 0.8749 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6581 deaths per 100 births | 0.6487 deaths per 100 births | 0.6676 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 118 Cook Islands 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
- 119 Vietnam 0.6508 deaths per 100 births compare
- 120 British Virgin Islands 0.6502 deaths per 100 births compare
- 122 Mexico 0.6353 deaths per 100 births compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 0.626 deaths per 100 births compare
- 124 Brazil 0.6216 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Peru
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)
- Population density 29.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 6,742 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Peru?
- Stillbirth rate in Peru was 0.6487 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6487 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for stillbirth rate?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.