Objectives: Description of epidemiological features of suicides in Peru between the years 2017-2021. Material and Methods: Descriptive-comparative study based on the review of the national computerized registry of SINADEF deaths between the years 2017-2021; the final sample included a total of 2579 suicides. Results: Male gender reached 69.5%, average age 34.87 years, 79.5% were single, and 26.6% had complete secondary education. The departments with highest frequency of suicides were Lima (20.3%), Arequipa (19.2%), Cusco (9.5%) and Junín (7.8%). According to ICD-10, the main cause of death was cerebral edema (22.71%), and place of death at home (63.4%). Suicide modalities included hanging (56.6%), poisoning (29.2%), firearm (4%), precipitation (3.1%), and knife (1.7%). It was possible to establish significant differences with a p<0.05 value in: type of suicide and gender, 74% o...