Peru vs United States of America: Share of deaths from homicide
Peru
0.7%
in 2022
United States of America
0.8%
in 2022
Peru rank
30th
United States of America rank
29th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Peru
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.
Peru ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 29th of 113 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Peru or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Peru and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States of America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Peru and United States of America rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Peru ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 29th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.