Cook Islands vs Peru: Child mortality by sex
Cook Islands
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
111th
Peru rank
109th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Cook Islands
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.41 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 111th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.15 deaths per 100 live births | 26.86 deaths per 100 live births | 13.72 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 21 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 15.71 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4929 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0646 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Cook Islands or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.41 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Cook Islands and Peru?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Peru?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Peru rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 111th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .