Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru
Peru: Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 31.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31.06
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
64.94
in 2017
All-time low
28.74
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 31.06 for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru peaked at 64.94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.74, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35.43 | — |
| 2011 | 36.27 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 36.52 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 36.49 | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 46.66 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 49.58 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 64.94 | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 46.25 | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 38.35 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 38.29 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.54 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 29.13 | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 28.74 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.06 | +8.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 31.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.69, 1.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.06 | 30.1 | 64.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.15 | 28.74 | 38.29 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru?
- Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Peru was 31.06 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 64.94 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.74 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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