Share of deaths from major causes in Peru
Peru: Share of deaths from major causes was 6.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
6.7
Change on year
up 60.6%
World rank
10th
of 112 countries
All-time high
7.97
in 2001
All-time low
3.83
in 2020
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Share of deaths from major causes in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 6.7 for share of deaths from major causes in 2022.
The figure is up 60.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Peru peaked at 7.97 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 2020.
That places Peru 10th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.17 | — |
| 1996 | 6.05 | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 5.98 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 6.49 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 6.84 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 7.97 | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 7.39 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 7.81 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.79 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.44 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.92 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 7.57 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.86 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 7.47 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 7.39 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.06 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.96 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.53 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.33 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 7 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.49 | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 6.84 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 3.83 | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 4.17 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | +60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 | 5.17 | 6.49 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.51 | 6.84 | 7.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 6.53 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 3.83 | 6.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0947 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from major causes in Peru?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Peru was 6.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Share of deaths from major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).