Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Peru
Peru: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Peru recorded 8.6 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 48.3% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Peru peaked at 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.52 per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Peru ranks 40th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Peru, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.52 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 6.66 per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 6.75 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.89 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.38 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 7.89 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.94 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.69 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.35 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8 per 100,000 people | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | +48.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 8.6 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 8.6 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 51% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.12 per 100,000 people | 5.52 per 100,000 people | 7.94 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.2 per 100,000 people | 5.8 per 100,000 people | 8.6 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 37 Papua New Guinea 9.34 per 100,000 people
- 38 Dominican Republic 9.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Uganda 8.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 41 British Virgin Islands 8.17 per 100,000 people
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Russian Federation 7.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Russia 7.82 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Peru?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Peru was 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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