Number of deaths who in Peru
Peru: Number of deaths who was 274,812 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
274,812
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
38th
of 192 countries
All-time high
274,812
in 2021
All-time low
108,242
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths who in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Peru is 274,812, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Peru peaked at 274,812 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 108,242, in 2001.
Peru ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths who in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110,643 | — |
| 2001 | 108,242 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 111,233 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 114,558 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 114,473 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 115,069 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 115,142 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 114,959 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 117,665 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 129,219 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 132,585 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 131,806 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 131,085 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 128,928 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 125,459 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 123,320 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 126,122 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 136,661 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 143,790 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 156,082 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 253,027 | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 274,812 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115,120 | 108,242 | 129,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,584 | 123,320 | 156,082 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,920 | 253,027 | 274,812 | 2 |
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More health data for Peru
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths who in Peru?
- Number of deaths who in Peru was 274,812 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 274,812 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,242 in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for number of deaths who?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. 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 who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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