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

Peru
7,984 deaths
in 2023
Tajikistan
8,135 deaths
in 2023
Peru rank
63rd
Tajikistan rank
60th

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

  • Peru
  • Tajikistan
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195019862023

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 8,135 deaths against 7,984 deaths in Peru, a difference of 151 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1950s 102,891 deaths 16,250 deaths 86,642 deaths Peru
1960s 100,560 deaths 19,974 deaths 80,586 deaths Peru
1970s 87,888 deaths 20,011 deaths 67,876 deaths Peru
1980s 69,191 deaths 22,309 deaths 46,882 deaths Peru
1990s 40,148 deaths 22,786 deaths 17,362 deaths Peru
2000s 17,609 deaths 12,219 deaths 5,390 deaths Peru
2010s 9,972 deaths 10,073 deaths 101.4 deaths Tajikistan
2020s 8,320 deaths 8,595 deaths 274.5 deaths Tajikistan

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, Peru or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 8,135 deaths against 7,984 deaths in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Peru and Tajikistan?
151 deaths, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tajikistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Tajikistan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Peru ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 60th 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
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.