Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru
Peru: Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe was 4,652 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru stood at 4,652. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru peaked at 4,652 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,557, in 2017.
That places Peru 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,606 | — |
| 2001 | 4,005 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 3,775 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3,549 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 3,456 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,409 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,355 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,192 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,121 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,868 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2,802 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3,054 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 3,020 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,748 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 2,680 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,936 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 3,325 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 2,557 | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 2,848 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 2,891 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,415 | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 4,652 | +36.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4,652 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 336.6, 13.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4,652 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 140.33, 33.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths from tuberculosis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +36.2% | 3,415 | 4,652 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,534 | 2,868 | 4,606 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,886 | 2,557 | 3,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,034 | 3,415 | 4,652 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru?
- Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe in Peru was 4,652 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4,652 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,557 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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