Health in Loreto, Peru: official figures
The share of children under five with chronic malnutrition (low height for age, WHO standard) was 20.8% in Loreto (the highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025, according to INEI's Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES; Peru 12.1%). It was 23.6% in 2021.
How common is child anaemia in Loreto?
The share of children aged 6 to 35 months with anaemia was 55.6% in Loreto (3rd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025, according to ENDES (Ministry of Health standard RM 363-2022; Peru 43.4%). It was 51.7% in 2021.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many women have anaemia in Loreto?
The share of women aged 15 to 49 with anaemia was 34.5% in Loreto (2nd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025, according to ENDES (Peru 25.1%). It was 27.4% in 2021.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyDo women in Loreto give birth in hospitals?
The share of recent births (the last birth in the five years before the 2025 survey) that took place in a health facility was 73.5% in Loreto (the lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 94.5%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many mothers get prenatal care in Loreto?
The share of women with a recent birth who received prenatal care from skilled health personnel was 87.2% in Loreto (the lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025, according to ENDES (Peru 98.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many children do women have in Loreto?
The total fertility rate estimated by ENDES 2025 was 2.8 children per woman in Loreto (tied for the highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 1.7).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Loreto compares with other departments
Children under five with chronic malnutrition (2025)
Loreto ranks 1 of 24, highest first. ENDES, WHO standard; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Children under five with chronic malnutrition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loreto | 20.8% |
| 2 | Huancavelica | 20.3% |
| 3 | Ucayali | 18.1% |
| 4 | Amazonas | 17.7% |
| 5 | Cajamarca | 17.4% |
| 6 | Apurimac | 17.0% |
| 7 | La Libertad | 16.9% |
Children aged 6-35 months with anaemia (2025)
Loreto ranks 3 of 24, highest first. ENDES, RM 363-2022-MINSA; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-35 months with anaemia |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puno | 75.4% |
| 2 | Cusco | 56.6% |
| 3 | Loreto | 55.6% |
| 4 | Madre de Dios | 55.5% |
| 5 | Huancavelica | 54.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 53.5% |
| 7 | Apurimac | 53.0% |
Births in a health facility (2025)
Loreto ranks 24 of 24, highest first. Last birth in the five years before the survey; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Lambayeque | 95.0% |
| 19 | Cajamarca | 93.6% |
| 20 | Piura | 92.1% |
| 21 | Ucayali | 89.5% |
| 22 | La Libertad | 84.6% |
| 23 | Amazonas | 82.5% |
| 24 | Loreto | 73.5% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar, ENDES 2025, statistical tables, chapter 3, fertility: cuadro 3.5 (total fertility rate); file "Cuadros_Estadisticos/Cap. 3" of the complementary-information zip published with the report (June 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bbd854005a99…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar, ENDES 2025, statistical tables, chapter 8, maternal health: cuadros 8.2 (prenatal care by skilled personnel) and 8.9 (institutional births); file "Cuadros_Estadisticos/Cap. 8" of the complementary-information zip published with the report (June 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 197faba567f7…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar, ENDES 2025, statistical tables, chapter 9, child health: cuadro 9.10 (vaccination of children under 36 months); file "Cuadros_Estadisticos/Cap. 9" of the complementary-information zip published with the report (June 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2721fdf1980a…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar, ENDES 2025, statistical tables, chapter 10, nutrition: cuadros 10.14.1 (anaemia in children aged 6-35 months), 10.16 (anaemia in women aged 15-49) and 10.18 (chronic child malnutrition, WHO standard); file "Cuadros_Estadisticos/Cap. 10" of the complementary-information zip published with the report (June 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bdc8d629c2fc…)
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