Ecuador vs Peru: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Ecuador
0.0295 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Peru
0.0283 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ecuador rank
104th
Peru rank
106th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Peru ranks 106th of 200 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 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4475 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3354 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.6473 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2258 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.3114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4903 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1789 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0635 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0696 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0766 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman, with Ecuador 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Peru ranks 106th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).