Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru
Peru: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 5.89 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.89 for suicide rates among young people who mdb in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru peaked at 5.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8633, in 2009.
That places Peru 44th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.73 | — |
| 1996 | 2.53 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 2.08 | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 2.53 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 1.35 | -46.4% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -28.0% |
| 2004 | 1.22 | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | +39.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8633 | -64.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | +209.8% |
| 2012 | 3.32 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -48.0% |
| 2016 | 2.41 | +93.4% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +46.6% |
| 2019 | 3.63 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 4.14 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 5.73 | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 5.89 | +2.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young people who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +209.8% | 1.04 | 3.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 | 1.35 | 2.73 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 0.8633 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 1.04 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 4.14 | 5.89 | 3 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Peru was 5.89 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8633 in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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