Homicides by sex of the victim in Peru
Peru: Homicides by sex of the victim was 665 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
665
Change on year
up 85.2%
World rank
13th
of 136 countries
All-time high
665
in 2021
All-time low
277
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021
Homicides by sex of the victim in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 665 for homicides by sex of the victim in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.2% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by sex of the victim in Peru peaked at 665 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 277, in 2011.
Peru ranks 13th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicides by sex of the victim in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 277 | — |
| 2012 | 314 | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 309 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 342 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 400 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 511 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 531 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 473 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 359 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 665 | +85.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 406.33 | 277 | 531 | 9 |
| 2020s | 512 | 359 | 665 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by sex of the victim in Peru?
- Homicides by sex of the victim in Peru was 665 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides by sex of the victim recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 665 in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides by sex of the victim recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for homicides by sex of the victim?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides by sex of the victim rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. 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 Homicides by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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