Dominican Republic vs Peru: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Dominican Republic
6,456 deaths
in 2023
Peru
7,984 deaths
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
66th
Peru rank
63rd

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 7,984 deaths against 6,456 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1,528 deaths.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Peru ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 33,758 deaths 102,891 deaths 69,134 deaths Peru
1960s 30,793 deaths 100,560 deaths 69,767 deaths Peru
1970s 22,802 deaths 87,888 deaths 65,086 deaths Peru
1980s 16,495 deaths 69,191 deaths 52,696 deaths Peru
1990s 11,334 deaths 40,148 deaths 28,814 deaths Peru
2000s 8,074 deaths 17,609 deaths 9,534 deaths Peru
2010s 7,483 deaths 9,972 deaths 2,489 deaths Peru
2020s 6,735 deaths 8,320 deaths 1,586 deaths Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Dominican Republic or Peru?
Peru, at 7,984 deaths against 6,456 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Dominican Republic and Peru?
1,528 deaths, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Peru ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.