Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Peru
Peru: Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence was 1,269 Cases in 2025. ▼ Falling
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Peru is 1,269 Cases, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Peru peaked at 2,310 Cases in 2005 and was at its lowest, 891 Cases, in 2020.
That places Peru 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Peru, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,215 Cases | — |
| 2001 | 1,280 Cases | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1,279 Cases | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,699 Cases | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 1,955 Cases | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 2,310 Cases | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 1,817 Cases | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1,795 Cases | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,029 Cases | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 1,543 Cases | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 1,550 Cases | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,602 Cases | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,531 Cases | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,618 Cases | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,794 Cases | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 1,779 Cases | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,656 Cases | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1,476 Cases | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,796 Cases | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 1,669 Cases | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 891 Cases | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 1,237 Cases | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 1,529 Cases | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 1,559 Cases | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,417 Cases | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1,269 Cases | -10.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1,269 Cases is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,826 Cases, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1,269 Cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,169 Cases, 9% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,692 Cases | 1,215 Cases | 2,310 Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,647 Cases | 1,476 Cases | 1,796 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,317 Cases | 891 Cases | 1,559 Cases | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 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 communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Peru?
- Communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Peru was 1,269 Cases in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,310 Cases in 2005.
- What is the lowest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 891 Cases in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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