Death rate by cause who mdb in Peru
Peru: Death rate by cause who mdb was 73.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
73.27
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
88th
of 111 countries
All-time high
88.9
in 2005
All-time low
60.12
in 2016
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Death rate by cause who mdb in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, death rate by cause who mdb in Peru stood at 73.27.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate by cause who mdb in Peru peaked at 88.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60.12, in 2016.
That places Peru 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Death rate by cause who mdb in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.66 | — |
| 1996 | 80.99 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 75.89 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 76.86 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 80.44 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 83.26 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 71.18 | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 73.58 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 76.11 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 83.46 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 88.9 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 79.65 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 80.49 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.03 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 81.8 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 80.99 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.79 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 74.75 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 71.93 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 72.33 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.12 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 60.12 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 64.46 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 71.6 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 76.02 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 78.69 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 83.17 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 73.27 | -11.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 73.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.18, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 73.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.59, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.17 | 75.89 | 80.99 | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.15 | 71.18 | 88.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.81 | 60.12 | 80.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.38 | 73.27 | 83.17 | 3 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate by cause who mdb in Peru?
- Death rate by cause who mdb in Peru was 73.27 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.12 in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for death rate by cause who mdb?
- Peru ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is death rate by cause who mdb rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate by cause who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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