Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.9 per 100,000 people in Guatemala and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Peru, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 2.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.88 times that in Peru.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Guatemala ranked 149 and Peru ranked 188 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guatemala | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.2 | 4.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.7 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.3 | 5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.3 | 5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025