Homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru
Peru: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 8.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.6
Change on year
up 48.5%
World rank
40th
of 179 countries
All-time high
8.6
in 2021
All-time low
5.52
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru stood at 8.6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 48.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru peaked at 8.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.52, in 2011.
Peru ranks 40th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.12 | 5.52 | 7.94 | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.2 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 37 Iraq 9.46
- 38 Papua New Guinea 9.34
- 39 Uganda 8.97 compare
- 41 British Virgin Islands 8.17
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 compare
- 43 El Salvador 7.9 compare
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,885 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.8 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.506 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.667 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.777 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.763 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.448 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Peru was 8.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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