Mexico vs Peru: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Mexico
0.0257 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Peru
0.0283 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mexico rank
109th
Peru rank
106th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 109th 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 | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5697 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.8857 under-five deaths per woman | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4709 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5358 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3372 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.2458 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4903 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2445 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1133 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0964 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0581 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0766 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0366 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0268 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 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, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Mexico ranks 109th 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).