Cameroon vs Peru: Homicide rate

Cameroon
6.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru
6.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
75th
Peru rank
74th

Homicide rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Peru
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 75th and Peru ranks 74th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2010s 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2020s 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people 0.235 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Cameroon or Peru?
Peru, at 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Cameroon and Peru?
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for homicide rate?
Cameroon ranks 75th and Peru ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.