Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru
Peru: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 12.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru peaked at 12.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2016.
Peru ranks 144th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 2 |
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More health data for Peru
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Peru was 12.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Peru ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.