Mexico vs Peru: Child mortality
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
108th
Peru rank
110th
Child mortality over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 108th and Peru ranks 110th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 14 and Peru in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1810s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1820s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1830s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1840s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1850s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1860s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1870s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1880s | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1890s | 49.56 deaths per 100 live births | 37.15 deaths per 100 live births | 12.42 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1900s | 46.63 deaths per 100 live births | 36.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1910s | 44.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1920s | 37.36 deaths per 100 live births | 35.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1930s | 31.1 deaths per 100 live births | 34.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1940s | 25.6 deaths per 100 live births | 31.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1950s | 20.17 deaths per 100 live births | 27.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 13.08 deaths per 100 live births | 20.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5475 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for child mortality?
- Mexico ranks 108th and Peru ranks 110th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.