Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru
Peru: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 6.21 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 6.21 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru peaked at 7.01 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.22, in 2011.
Peru ranks 69th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.02 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.88 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.96 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.12 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.98 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.92 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.83 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.58 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.49 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.22 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.79 | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.94 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.22 | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 7.01 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 6.21 | +7.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 6.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 6.21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.07, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +37.3% | 4.22 | 5.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.88 | 4.49 | 5.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 | 4.22 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 | 5.8 | 6.21 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Peru was 6.21 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 in 2019.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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