Peru vs Sweden: Child homicide rate
Peru
0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0.8237 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Peru rank
30th
Sweden rank
32nd
Child homicide rate over time
- Peru
- Sweden
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8237 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4094 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.4402 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4172 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0229 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.7573 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4774 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2799 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.9583 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6749 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2834 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Peru or Sweden?
- Peru, at 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8237 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Peru and Sweden?
- 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Peru ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.