Chile vs Peru: Share of deaths from homicide
Chile
0.6%
in 2022
Peru
0.7%
in 2022
Chile rank
31st
Peru rank
30th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.
Chile ranks 31st and Peru ranks 30th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Chile or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Chile and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Chile ranks 31st and Peru ranks 30th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.