Ecuador vs Peru: Child mortality rate
Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador rank
110th
Peru rank
109th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 110th 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 | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 25.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 15.58 deaths per 100 live births | 20.08 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 7.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4071 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1171 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0499 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ecuador ranks 110th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .