Number of youth deaths in Peru
Peru: Number of youth deaths was 8,508 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Peru is 8,508 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Peru peaked at 59,891 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,508 deaths, in 2024.
Peru ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in Peru, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,891 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 56,747 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 53,411 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 49,906 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 46,290 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 42,654 deaths | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 39,096 deaths | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 35,729 deaths | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 32,612 deaths | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 29,792 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 27,268 deaths | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 24,892 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 22,787 deaths | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 21,087 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 19,745 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 18,562 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 17,424 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 16,390 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 15,403 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 14,477 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 13,618 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12,907 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 12,270 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11,659 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 11,149 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 10,715 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 10,377 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 10,125 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9,918 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9,755 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,574 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 9,324 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 9,058 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 8,778 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 8,508 deaths | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,613 deaths | 29,792 deaths | 59,891 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,804 deaths | 14,477 deaths | 27,268 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,249 deaths | 9,755 deaths | 13,618 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,048 deaths | 8,508 deaths | 9,574 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (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 youth deaths in Peru?
- Number of youth deaths in Peru was 8,508 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 59,891 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,508 deaths in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for number of youth deaths?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.