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Suicides Peru 2020

Peru has a low suicide rate

By 2020, suicides in Peru increased by 45 people to at 569 suicides In Peru, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Peru there were 1.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.25 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Peru has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 569 recorded suicide cases in 2020, 414 were men suicides and 155 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 2.5 per 100,000 men and for women 0.9 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Peru. However, in Peru in 2020 there were there were 1,903 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.3 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

Peru - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20201554145690.902.501.70
20191673575241.002.201.60
20181563715271.002.301.60
20171112733840.701.701.20
20161302884180.801.901.30
2015951692640.601.100.90
20141382644020.901.801.30
2013982463440.601.701.10
20121973945911.302.702.00
20111573214781.102.201.60
2010741872610.501.300.90
2009401101500.300.800.50
20081302744040.901.901.40
20071412664071.001.901.40
2006891402290.601.000.80
2005801181980.600.800.70
2004601582180.401.100.80
2003631722350.501.200.90
2002731792520.501.300.90
2001841402240.601.000.80
2000801482280.601.100.90
1999851562410.601.200.90
19981291943231.001.501.30
19971161762920.901.401.20
19961532283811.201.801.50
19951372313681.101.901.50
19941241933171.001.601.30
1992751241990.601.100.90
19912252740.200.500.30
19903950890.400.500.40
198942641060.400.600.50
198834781120.300.700.50
198754761300.500.700.60
198652951470.500.900.70
19833069990.300.700.50
Peru - Intentional self-harm
Peru - Intentional self-harm