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GunPolicy.org. 2016 ‘Calculated Rates - Peru.’ Historical Population Data - USCB International Data Base. Suitland, MD: US Census Bureau Population Division. 7 August
Relevant contents
Historical Population Data - Peru
Year: Total Midyear Population
2016: 30,741,062
2013: 29,849,303
2012: 29,549,517
2011: 29,248,943
2010: 28,947,973
2009: 28,647,373
2008: 28,347,879
2007: 28,049,728
2006: 27,749,145
2005: 27,442,387
2000: 25,796,957
1999: 25,444,838
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GunPolicy.org rate calculation:
Possession Data
Number of Licensed Firearm Owners
2016: 242,0001
1999: 180,0002
Calculated Rate* of Licensed Firearm Owners per 100 population
2016: 0.79
1999: 0.70
Number of Registered Firearms
2016: 380,0001
2011: 288,3623
2010: 280,171
2007: 290,5494
2005: 245,0005
Calculated Rate* of Registered Firearms per 100 population
2016: 1.24
2011: 0.99
2010: 0.97
2007: 1.04
2005: 0.89
Estimated Number of Illicit Firearms
2005: 500,0006
Calculated Rate* of Illicit Firearms
2005: 1.82
Gun Death and Injury
Number of Total Gun Deaths
2007: 5327
2000: 4678
Calculated Rate* of Total Gun Death per 100,000 People
2007: 1.90
2000: 1.81
Number of Gun Homicides
2013: 1,2609
2012: 1,120
2011: 898
2009: 53410
2008: 533
2007: 587
2006: 534
2005: 611
Calculated Rate* of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People
2013: 4.22
2012: 3.79
2011: 3.07
2009: 1.86
2008: 1.88
2007: 2.09
2006: 1.92
2005: 2.23
Number of Gun Suicides
2009: 1911
2008: 28
2007: 127
Calculated Rate* of Gun Suicides
2009: 0.07
2008: 0.10
2007: 0.04
Number of Unintentional Gun Deaths
2010: 55312
2007: 2617
Calculated Rate* of Unintentional Gun Deaths
2010: 1.91
2007: 0.93
Number of Gun Deaths from Undetermined Cause
2007: 877
Calculated Rate* of Gun Death from Undetermined Cause per 100,000 People
2007: 0.31
Number of Non-fatal Gun Injuries
2008: 25411
Calculated Rate* of Non-fatal Gun Injuries
2008: 0.90
[*Crude Rate per nn Population = Number ÷ Population x nn]
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