Bahamas vs Peru: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bahamas
1.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
0.9841 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
107th
Peru rank
109th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bahamas
- Peru
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.02 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Peru ahead.
Bahamas ranks 107th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 10.96 deaths per 100 live births | 8.59 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 9.48 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7334 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0741 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0195 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bahamas or Peru?
- Bahamas, at 1.02 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bahamas and Peru?
- 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas 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 rate by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 107th 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 rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .