Peru

25 Sep to 24 Oct: 29 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Peru on 7 of the 30 days held. Most on Saturday 10 October 2026: 12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 327 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
HealthDisasters & accidentsRights & justiceFood & livelihoodConflict & violenceDisplacementDeaths & injuries, cause not givenShelter & services

Peru: health, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed

Dashed line: the world.

80%0%25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 60%; world 25%26 Sep: 67%; world 24%27 Sep: 50%; world 20%28 Sep: 67%; world 26%29 Sep: 0%; world 26%30 Sep: 80%; world 27%1 Oct: 38%; world 26%2 Oct: 0%; world 26%3 Oct: 0%; world 23%4 Oct: 0%; world 21%5 Oct: 50%; world 27%6 Oct: 17%; world 29%7 Oct: 17%; world 27%8 Oct: 9%; world 27%9 Oct: 13%; world 23%10 Oct: 8%; world 19%11 Oct: 30%; world 19%12 Oct: 45%; world 24%13 Oct: 62%; world 27%14 Oct: 75%; world 28%15 Oct: 77%; world 24%16 Oct: 69%; world 26%17 Oct: 77%; world 23%18 Oct: 67%; world 21%19 Oct: 53%; world 25%20 Oct: 0%; world 27%21 Oct: 63%; world 28%22 Oct: 58%; world 28%23 Oct: 60%; world 26%24 Oct: 33%; world 24%
PeruThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Peru most
Saturday 17 October 2026 · Health

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Thursday 15 October 2026 · Health

26 of its 67 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Health

44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Health

26 of its 76 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.

Saturday 10 October 2026 · Rights & justice

12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

Friday 9 October 2026 · Disasters & accidents

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.

1 more day the news pointed at Peru

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 34 million people live in Peru. Over these days its news carried 9.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of the world's rate (36 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Health50%158 stories
Disasters & accidents20%63 stories
Rights & justice14%45 stories
Conflict & violence7%23 stories
Food & livelihood3%11 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%7 stories
Displacement2%6 stories
Shelter & services1%4 stories

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Peru. Ring: the world. Measured over 326 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthless warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Peru in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Peru's own usual (the 30 days before).

Where it happened

Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters

Peru (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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