Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru
Peru: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.45 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru stood at 1.45. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru peaked at 4.39 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2023.
That places Peru 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.68 | — |
| 1951 | 3.64 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 3.63 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 3.62 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 3.61 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.6 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.59 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 3.57 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 3.55 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.53 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.5 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.49 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.44 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 3.42 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.43 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.45 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.47 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.48 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 4.39 | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 3.51 | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 3.5 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.48 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.46 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.43 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.41 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.41 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.42 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.43 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.44 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.45 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.47 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.5 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.52 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.52 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.53 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.55 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.54 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.54 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.43 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.35 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.24 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.14 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.06 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.03 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.02 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.98 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.86 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.72 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.38 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.22 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.12 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.01 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.82 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.99 | +82.1% |
| 2021 | 3.11 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | -52.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | -2.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.1% | 1.64 | 2.99 |
| 2022 | -52.2% | 3.11 | 1.49 |
| 1970 | +26.1% | 3.48 | 4.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6 | 3.53 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.46 | 3.42 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.54 | 3.41 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 | 2.98 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 2.1 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 1.56 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 | 1.45 | 3.11 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Peru was 1.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 in 1970.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Peru ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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