Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru
Peru: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 1,617 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Peru recorded 1,617 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru peaked at 4,217 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,429, in 2015.
That places Peru 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,217 | — |
| 1991 | 4,153 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 4,052 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,910 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 3,738 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 3,539 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3,327 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 3,120 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,926 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 2,748 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 2,586 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 2,437 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 2,299 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,172 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,056 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,953 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,867 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,796 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,739 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,695 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,661 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,620 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,565 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,505 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,453 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,429 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,456 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,531 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,623 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,688 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,702 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,697 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,680 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,656 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,617 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,573 | 2,748 | 4,217 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,060 | 1,695 | 2,586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,553 | 1,429 | 1,688 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,670 | 1,617 | 1,702 | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Peru was 1,617 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4,217 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years