Child homicide rate in Peru
Peru: Child homicide rate was 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 32.3%
World rank
30th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Child homicide rate in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, child homicide rate in Peru stood at 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Peru peaked at 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Peru ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Child homicide rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0.8719 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7654 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9115 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4746 deaths per 100,000 people | -47.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5648 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4404 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4417 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4353 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5134 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4659 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3414 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4132 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4694 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4523 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3396 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6923 deaths per 100,000 people | +103.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8222 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6329 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3333 deaths per 100,000 people | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8075 deaths per 100,000 people | +142.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7427 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.1% |
| 2021 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +71.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4746 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4402 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5648 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7573 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3333 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9583 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7427 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 27 Philippines 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Suriname 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 0.8965 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Cuba 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Sweden 0.8237 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 New Zealand 0.7911 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Peru?
- Child homicide rate in Peru was 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for child homicide rate?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.