Peru vs Sweden: Child homicide rate
Peru
0.892 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0.825 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Peru rank
32nd
Sweden rank
34th
Child homicide rate over time
- Peru
- Sweden
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.067 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 34th 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 | 0.8456 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4202 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.4403 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4172 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.7533 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2753 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6749 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3266 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 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Peru and Sweden?
- 0.067 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 32nd and Sweden ranks 34th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2026) – 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
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.