Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru
Peru: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information was 57.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru, 1992–2015
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru is 57.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru peaked at 69.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2015.
Peru ranks 85th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 57.7% | — |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 57.7% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 63.0% | 66.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 57.0% | 69.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru?
- Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Peru was 57.0% in 2015, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
- Peru ranks 85th out of 88 countries with data for 2015.
- Is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.