Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru
Peru: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru is 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru peaked at 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4007 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Peru 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4151 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4007 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4069 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4147 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4104 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4088 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4057 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4019 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4085 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4454 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4536 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4471 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4406 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4292 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4133 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4051 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4324 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4465 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4755 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7597 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4118 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4454 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4345 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4755 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7597 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 90 Malta 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Switzerland 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Mali 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Canada 0.8072 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Eritrea 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 China 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Peru was 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4007 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.