Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Peru
Peru: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 2,853 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2,853 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.9% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Peru peaked at 2,853 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,617, in 2011.
That places Peru 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,617 | — |
| 2012 | 1,968 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 2,013 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,076 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,247 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2,435 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 2,487 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,452 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,385 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,903 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 2,853 | +49.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,853 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 5.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2,853 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 3.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,187 | 1,617 | 2,487 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,378 | 1,903 | 2,853 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Peru?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Peru was 2,853 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,853 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,617 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Peru ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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