Nicaragua vs Peru: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Nicaragua
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
90th
Peru rank
87th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 90th and Peru ranks 87th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4004 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3514 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1556 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th and Peru ranks 87th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.