Table 1.
Excess all-cause deaths and COVID-19 mortality, 1 January to 31 December 2020, 25 Peruvian regions.
| Region | Observed Deaths in 2020 [15] | Expected Deaths in 2020 [15] | Ratio of Observed to Expected | Population in 2020 [16] | Excess Deaths | Excess Deaths per 100,000 | Total Deaths COVID-19 [14] | COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 | Excess Deaths Attributable to COVID-19, % a | Ratio of Excess Deaths to COVID-19 Deaths | Mean Age (Years) in the Regions in 2020 [16] | Gender Balance (Men/Women) in 2020 [16] |
No. of ICU Beds b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 1309 | 818 | 1.6 | 426,806 | 491 | 115.1 | 585 | 137.1 | 119.1 | 0.8 | 30.95 | 1.1 | 10 |
| Ancash | 8800 | 5143 | 1.7 | 1,180,638 | 3657 | 309.7 | 2889 | 244.7 | 79.0 | 1.3 | 32.36 | 1.0 | 18 |
| Apurimac | 2242 | 1502 | 1.5 | 430,736 | 740 | 171.7 | 361 | 83.8 | 48.8 | 2.0 | 29.99 | 1.1 | 10 |
| Arequipa | 11,634 | 5655 | 2.1 | 1,497,438 | 5979 | 399.3 | 4260 | 284.5 | 71.2 | 1.4 | 32.45 | 1.0 | 22 |
| Ayacucho | 3097 | 1713 | 1.8 | 668,213 | 1384 | 207.1 | 836 | 125.1 | 60.4 | 1.7 | 30.04 | 1.0 | 15 |
| Cajamarca | 6041 | 3116 | 1.9 | 1,453,711 | 2925 | 201.2 | 1615 | 111.1 | 55.2 | 1.8 | 30.71 | 1.0 | 18 |
| Callao | 10,124 | 4327 | 2.3 | 1,129,854 | 5797 | 513.1 | 5249 | 464.6 | 90.5 | 1.1 | 32.36 | 0.9 | 16 |
| Cusco | 7857 | 5775 | 1.4 | 1,357,075 | 2082 | 153.4 | 1594 | 117.5 | 76.5 | 1.3 | 30.34 | 1.0 | 14 |
| Huancavelica | 2457 | 1680 | 1.5 | 365,317 | 777 | 212.6 | 393 | 107.6 | 50.6 | 2.0 | 30.28 | 1.0 | 12 |
| Huanuco | 4268 | 2768 | 1.5 | 760,267 | 1500 | 197.3 | 1070 | 140.7 | 71.3 | 1.4 | 30.01 | 1.0 | 25 |
| Ica | 7785 | 4105 | 1.9 | 975,182 | 3680 | 377.4 | 3796 | 389.3 | 103.2 | 1.0 | 30.93 | 1.0 | 26 |
| Junin | 8573 | 5347 | 1.6 | 1,361,467 | 3226 | 236.9 | 2423 | 178.0 | 75.1 | 1.3 | 31.18 | 1.0 | 42 |
| La Libertad | 13,800 | 7594 | 1.8 | 2,016,771 | 6206 | 307.7 | 4891 | 242.5 | 78.8 | 1.3 | 31.55 | 1.0 | 26 |
| Lambayeque | 8421 | 3447 | 2.4 | 1,310,785 | 4974 | 379.5 | 4631 | 353.3 | 93.1 | 1.1 | 32.24 | 0.9 | 22 |
| Lima | 87,139 | 31,889 | 2.7 | 10,628,470 | 55,250 | 519.8 | 42,182 | 396.9 | 76.3 | 1.3 | 33.05 | 0.9 | 367 |
| Loreto | 5102 | 2050 | 2.5 | 1,027,559 | 3052 | 297.0 | 2832 | 275.6 | 92.8 | 1.1 | 28.50 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Madre de Dios | 1089 | 512 | 2.1 | 173,811 | 577 | 332.2 | 446 | 256.6 | 77.3 | 1.3 | 27.48 | 1.4 | 7 |
| Moquegua | 1574 | 757 | 2.1 | 192,740 | 817 | 423.9 | 885 | 459.2 | 108.3 | 0.9 | 32.85 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Pasco | 1234 | 564 | 2.2 | 271,904 | 670 | 246.3 | 331 | 121.7 | 49.4 | 2.0 | 30.12 | 1.1 | 6 |
| Piura | 13,974 | 4992 | 2.8 | 2,047,954 | 8982 | 438.6 | 6345 | 309.8 | 70.6 | 1.4 | 30.42 | 1.0 | 26 |
| Puno | 8173 | 5192 | 1.6 | 1,237,997 | 2981 | 240.8 | 1535 | 124.0 | 51.5 | 1.9 | 29.72 | 1.0 | 14 |
| San Martin | 4361 | 2409 | 1.8 | 899,648 | 1952 | 217.0 | 1579 | 175.5 | 80.9 | 1.2 | 29.89 | 1.1 | 14 |
| Tacna | 2167 | 1274 | 1.7 | 370,974 | 893 | 240.8 | 791 | 213.2 | 88.5 | 1.1 | 31.91 | 1.0 | 20 |
| Tumbes | 1796 | 895 | 2.0 | 251,521 | 901 | 358.4 | 774 | 307.7 | 85.9 | 1.2 | 29.91 | 1.2 | 8 |
| Ucayali | 3533 | 1706 | 2.1 | 589,110 | 1827 | 310.1 | 1558 | 264.5 | 85.3 | 1.2 | 28.00 | 1.1 | 12 |
| Peru | 226,550 | 105,229 | 2.2 | 32,625,948 | 121,321 | 371.9 | 93,851 | 287.7 | 77.4 | 1.3 | NA | 1.0 | 758 |
a Excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 calculated (%) by dividing COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 by excess deaths per 100,000 population. b SICOVID App. F500.2, SUSALUD (accessed on 30 September 2020). COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NA, not aplicable; ICU, intensive care unit.