Jordan vs Peru: Child mortality rate

Jordan
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan rank
108th
Peru rank
108th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Jordan
  • Peru
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 73 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 108th and Peru ranks 108th of 200 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 20.38 deaths per 100 live births 26.97 deaths per 100 live births 6.59 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1960s 12.19 deaths per 100 live births 20.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.89 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1970s 7.27 deaths per 100 live births 15.04 deaths per 100 live births 7.77 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1980s 4.53 deaths per 100 live births 10.74 deaths per 100 live births 6.21 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1990s 3.08 deaths per 100 live births 6.07 deaths per 100 live births 2.99 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2000s 2.25 deaths per 100 live births 2.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.59 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2010s 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.035 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2020s 1.37 deaths per 100 live births 1.37 deaths per 100 live births 0 deaths per 100 live births

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Jordan or Peru?
Jordan, at 1.29 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 rate between Jordan and Peru?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Peru?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Peru rank globally for child mortality rate?
Jordan ranks 108th and Peru ranks 108th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.