Peru

18 Oct 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 Nothing about Peru stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 71 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

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

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days.

35%17%18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 35%; world 20%19 Oct: 35%; world 19%20 Oct: 26%; world 18%21 Oct: 32%; world 18%22 Oct: 29%; world 19%23 Oct: 17%; world 19%24 Oct: 21%; world 19%
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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

Nothing about Peru stood out from its usual in these days.

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 2.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 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%35 stories
Disasters & accidents23%16 stories
Rights & justice14%10 stories
Displacement6%4 stories
Conflict & violence4%3 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%2 stories

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed14 Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting evacuations1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

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

Filled dot: Peru. Ring: the world. Measured over 71 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Fearmuch less 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

Accidents & disasters

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

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