Bahamas vs Peru: Infant mortality by sex

Bahamas
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
110th
Peru rank
109th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Bahamas
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.2 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Peru ahead.

Bahamas ranks 110th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 2.71 deaths per 100 live births 12.84 deaths per 100 live births 10.14 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1970s 2.78 deaths per 100 live births 11.07 deaths per 100 live births 8.29 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1980s 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 8.32 deaths per 100 live births 5.84 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1990s 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 4.97 deaths per 100 live births 3.23 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2000s 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 2.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.9684 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2010s 1.38 deaths per 100 live births 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 0.1825 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2020s 1.24 deaths per 100 live births 1.28 deaths per 100 live births 0.0366 deaths per 100 live births Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Bahamas or Peru?
Peru, at 1.2 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bahamas and Peru?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Peru?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Peru rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Bahamas 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .