Suicides of children and adolescents in Peru
Peru: Suicides of children and adolescents was 50 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 17 countries
All-time high
56
in 2021
All-time low
2.85
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Peru, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Peru stood at 50.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Peru peaked at 56 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.85, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.85 | — |
| 2008 | 47 | +1548.1% |
| 2009 | 26 | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 34 | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 22 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 30 | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 45 | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 27 | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 56 | +69.7% |
| 2022 | 37 | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 51 | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 50 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.28 | 2.85 | 47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.3 | 22 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4 | 33 | 56 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 suicides of children and adolescents in Peru?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Peru was 50 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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