Death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru
Peru: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 0.75 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.75 for death rate from poisoning ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru peaked at 1.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2000.
Peru ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 | +346.7% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.81 | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.73 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.59 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | +137.3% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.85 | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.58 | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 0.78 | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.56 | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 0.62 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.43 | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.88 | +104.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.75 | -14.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.455, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.21, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from poisoning ghe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +346.7% | 0.3 | 1.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.758 | 0.43 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.815 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in Peru was 0.75 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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