Causes of mortality in Peru

Peru: Causes of mortality was 158,798 Deaths in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
158,798 Deaths
Change on year
down 38.7%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
259,153 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
68,963 Deaths
in 1991
Years of data
40
1980–2022

Causes of mortality in Peru, 1980–2022

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1980200120221980: 110.5k Deaths1981: 93.6k Deaths1982: 91.0k Deaths1983: 93.3k Deaths1986: 93.1k Deaths1987: 85.1k Deaths1988: 83.9k Deaths1989: 85.3k Deaths1990: 72.5k Deaths1991: 69.0k Deaths1992: 85.2k Deaths1994: 85.4k Deaths1995: 91.5k Deaths1996: 92.7k Deaths1997: 89.8k Deaths1998: 91.5k Deaths1999: 86.5k Deaths2000: 84.4k Deaths2001: 79.8k Deaths2002: 81.2k Deaths2003: 88.1k Deaths2004: 90.5k Deaths2005: 89.2k Deaths2006: 82.6k Deaths2007: 87.5k Deaths2008: 91.3k Deaths2009: 95.7k Deaths2010: 99.3k Deaths2011: 96.9k Deaths2012: 98.0k Deaths2013: 98.6k Deaths2014: 96.5k Deaths2015: 96.2k Deaths2016: 97.2k Deaths2017: 121.1k Deaths2018: 125.6k Deaths2019: 132.7k Deaths2020: 234.0k Deaths2021: 259.2k Deaths2022: 158.8k Deaths

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2022, causes of mortality in Peru stood at 158,798 Deaths.

The figure is down 38.7% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Peru peaked at 259,153 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68,963 Deaths, in 1991.

Peru ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 91,961 Deaths 83,873 Deaths 110,488 Deaths 8
1990s 84,893 Deaths 68,963 Deaths 92,674 Deaths 9
2000s 87,014 Deaths 79,772 Deaths 95,722 Deaths 10
2010s 106,215 Deaths 96,240 Deaths 132,739 Deaths 10
2020s 217,316 Deaths 158,798 Deaths 259,153 Deaths 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Colombia 268,371 Deaths compare
  2. 15 Romania 244,061 Deaths compare
  3. 16 Australia 187,268 Deaths compare
  4. 18 Hungary 127,470 Deaths compare
  5. 19 Greece 127,294 Deaths compare
  6. 20 Chile 122,010 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Peru?
Causes of mortality in Peru was 158,798 Deaths in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 259,153 Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 68,963 Deaths in 1991.
How does Peru rank for causes of mortality?
Peru ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.