Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Peru

Peru: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 12.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
12.3 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
153rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
12.3 %
in 2021
All-time low
8.6 %
in 2015
Years of data
7
2000–2021

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Peru, 2000–2021

02.557.51012.52000201020212000: 11 %2005: 9.4 %2010: 9.7 %2015: 8.6 %2019: 10.7 %2020: 12.1 %2021: 12.3 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 12.3 % for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Peru peaked at 12.3 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6 %, in 2015.

Peru ranks 153rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability) in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 11 % —
2005 9.4 % -14.5%
2010 9.7 % +3.2%
2015 8.6 % -11.3%
2019 10.7 % +24.4%
2020 12.1 % +13.1%
2021 12.3 % +1.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 12.3 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.4 %, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 12.3 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.45 %, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2 % 9.4 % 11 % 2
2010s 9.67 % 8.6 % 10.7 % 3
2020s 12.2 % 12.1 % 12.3 % 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 150 Tunisia 13 % compare
  2. 151 El Salvador 12.6 % compare
  3. 151 Nicaragua 12.6 % compare
  4. 154 Antigua and Barbuda 12.1 % compare
  5. 154 Qatar 12.1 % compare
  6. 156 Greece 12 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Peru?
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Peru was 12.3 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 12.3 % in 2021.
What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6 % in 2015.
How does Peru rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
Peru ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 1,526 data points, 2000–2021
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