Suicide mortality rate in Peru
Peru: Suicide mortality rate was 1.54 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Peru is 1.54 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Peru peaked at 2.57 per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 100,000 population, in 2009.
That places Peru 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 per 100,000 population | 0.6 per 100,000 population | 1.57 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 per 100,000 population | 0.96 per 100,000 population | 2.57 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 per 100,000 population | 1.5 per 100,000 population | 1.54 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 169 United Arab Emirates 1.71 per 100,000 population compare
- 170 Jamaica 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 1.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Maldives 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 1.46 per 100,000 population compare
- 175 Grenada 1.3 per 100,000 population compare
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- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 266,482 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Peru?
- Suicide mortality rate in Peru was 1.54 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Peru ranks 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).