Which has higher number of suicides, Central African Republic or Peru?

Central African Republic, at 540.62 deaths against 509.9 deaths in Peru as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of suicides between Central African Republic and Peru?

30.72 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Peru?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Peru: Number of suicides

Central African Republic

540.62 deaths

in 2021

Peru

509.9 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

99th

Peru rank

101st

Number of suicides over time

Central African Republic
Peru

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 540.62 deaths against 509.9 deaths in Peru, a difference of 30.72 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 99th and Peru ranks 101st of 194 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	458.21 deaths	319.29 deaths	138.91 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	532.11 deaths	498.05 deaths	34.06 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	549.17 deaths	500.25 deaths	48.92 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Central African Republic or Peru?: Central African Republic, at 540.62 deaths against 509.9 deaths in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Central African Republic and Peru?: 30.72 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Peru rank globally for number of suicides?: Central African Republic ranks 99th and Peru ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of suicides
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.