Table 2. National mortality variability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.
| Deaths counts | Mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Wave | 2nd Wave | 3rd Wave | 1st Wave | 2nd Wave | 3rd Wave | |
| Total deaths | 180 014 | 241 551 | 92 441 | 553.45 | 742.64 | 284.21 |
| Excess deaths | 88 273 | 145 401 | 24 432 | |||
| By gender | ||||||
| Women | 70 337 | 103 703 | 43 207 | 427.97 | 647.59 | 269.81 |
| Men | 109 677 | 137 848 | 49 234 | 677.40 | 834.81 | 298.16 |
| By age groups | ||||||
| 0 to 19 y. o. | 5658 | 8553 | 5263 | 53.43 | 74.65 | 45.94 |
| 20 to 59 y. o. | 43 249 | 64 079 | 20 808 | 241.68 | 364.07 | 118.22 |
| 60 or over y. o. | 131 022 | 168 864 | 66 370 | 3164.45 | 4869.22 | 1913.36 |
Legend: Mortality is expressed in death counts per wave/100,000 inhabitants of Peru.