Number of deaths per year in Peru
Peru: Number of deaths per year was 185,863 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
185,863
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
308,253
in 2021
All-time low
149,770
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 185,863 for number of deaths per year in 2023.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Peru peaked at 308,253 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 149,770, in 2000.
That places Peru 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 155,983 | — |
| 1951 | 158,305 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 161,314 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 164,056 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 166,479 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 168,537 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 170,241 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 171,524 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 172,554 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 173,527 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 174,380 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 174,827 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 176,719 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 175,741 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 176,823 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 178,690 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 180,429 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 182,230 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 183,764 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 185,245 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 254,058 | +37.1% |
| 1971 | 187,483 | -26.2% |
| 1972 | 189,073 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 192,128 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 191,357 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 190,909 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 191,032 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 191,397 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 190,673 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 189,622 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 188,412 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 186,065 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 184,985 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 184,471 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 183,445 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 179,950 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 178,074 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 176,557 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 174,563 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 172,978 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 169,965 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 169,888 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 164,715 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 160,526 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 155,319 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 153,369 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 152,017 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 151,738 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 151,941 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 150,090 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 149,770 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 150,792 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 152,962 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 156,632 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 164,046 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 166,530 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 172,169 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 176,758 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 186,814 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 194,252 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 195,846 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 195,489 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 191,165 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 188,485 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 184,386 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 183,871 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 186,318 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 191,149 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 196,902 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 199,893 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 243,508 | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 308,253 | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 213,890 | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 185,863 | -13.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 185,863 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 185,863 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 8.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +37.1% | 185,245 | 254,058 |
| 2022 | -30.6% | 308,253 | 213,890 |
| 1971 | -26.2% | 254,058 | 187,483 |
| 2021 | +26.6% | 243,508 | 308,253 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 166,252 | 155,983 | 173,527 | 10 |
| 1960s | 178,885 | 174,380 | 185,245 | 10 |
| 1970s | 196,773 | 187,483 | 254,058 | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,950 | 172,978 | 188,412 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157,957 | 150,090 | 169,965 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,072 | 149,770 | 194,252 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,350 | 183,871 | 199,893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,878 | 185,863 | 308,253 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Peru?
- Number of deaths per year in Peru was 185,863 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 308,253 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,770 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for number of deaths per year?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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