Cook Islands vs Peru: Infant mortality rate
Cook Islands
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
107th
Peru rank
110th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cook Islands
- Peru
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.1 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Peru ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 107th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.72 deaths per 100 live births | 17.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.3 deaths per 100 live births | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9582 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2966 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0102 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cook Islands or Peru?
- Cook Islands, at 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.1 deaths per 100 live births in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cook Islands and Peru?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Peru?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Peru rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 107th and Peru ranks 110th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .