Age-standardized suicide rates in Peru
Peru: Age-standardized suicide rates was 1.53 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.53
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
173rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
2.6
in 2012
All-time low
0.6121
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Peru stood at 1.53.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Peru peaked at 2.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6121, in 2009.
Peru ranks 173rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7941 | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 1.59 | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6121 | -60.1% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +84.6% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +90.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9675 | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.79 | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 2.17 | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 1.53 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.6121 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 0.9675 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.5 | 1.53 | 2 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0947 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Peru?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Peru was 1.53 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6121 in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Peru ranks 173rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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