Causes of mortality in Peru
Peru: Causes of mortality was 158,798 Deaths in 2022. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Peru, 1980–2022
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.
Causes of mortality in Peru, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 110,488 Deaths | — |
| 1981 | 93,587 Deaths | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 90,998 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 93,290 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 93,110 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 85,081 Deaths | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 83,873 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 85,259 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 72,510 Deaths | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 68,963 Deaths | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 85,247 Deaths | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 85,360 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91,485 Deaths | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 92,674 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 89,790 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 91,469 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 86,539 Deaths | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 84,393 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 79,772 Deaths | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 81,162 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 88,060 Deaths | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 90,463 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 89,166 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 82,620 Deaths | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 87,496 Deaths | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 91,290 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95,722 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 99,334 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 96,852 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 97,951 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98,616 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96,459 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 96,240 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97,228 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 121,142 Deaths | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 125,590 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 132,739 Deaths | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 233,997 Deaths | +76.3% |
| 2021 | 259,153 Deaths | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 158,798 Deaths | -38.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 158,798 Deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 59% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Peru's 158,798 Deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 420,528 Deaths, 38% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of mortality in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +76.3% | 132,739 Deaths | 233,997 Deaths |
| 2022 | -38.7% | 259,153 Deaths | 158,798 Deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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About this data
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.