What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Nicaragua and Peru?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Peru: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Nicaragua

3.42 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Peru

3.41 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Nicaragua rank

30th

Peru rank

31st

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

Nicaragua
Peru

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 30th and Peru ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.85 deaths per 100,000 people	1.48 deaths per 100,000 people	7.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	6.03 deaths per 100,000 people	2.22 deaths per 100,000 people	3.81 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	3.3 deaths per 100,000 people	1.06 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Nicaragua or Peru?: Nicaragua, at 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Nicaragua and Peru?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?: Nicaragua ranks 30th and Peru ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.