What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Colombia and Peru?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Peru: Mortality rate, neonatal

Colombia

6.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Peru

6.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Colombia rank

118th

Peru rank

115th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Colombia
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.3 per 1,000 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Colombia ranks 118th and Peru ranks 115th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.19 per 1,000 live births	52.18 per 1,000 live births	16.99 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1970s	27.92 per 1,000 live births	41.09 per 1,000 live births	13.17 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1980s	20.89 per 1,000 live births	33.7 per 1,000 live births	12.81 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1990s	16.05 per 1,000 live births	22.56 per 1,000 live births	6.51 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2000s	11.85 per 1,000 live births	12.79 per 1,000 live births	0.94 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2010s	8.63 per 1,000 live births	8.42 per 1,000 live births	0.21 per 1,000 live births	Colombia
2020s	6.72 per 1,000 live births	6.9 per 1,000 live births	0.18 per 1,000 live births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Colombia or Peru?: Peru, at 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.3 per 1,000 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Colombia and Peru?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Colombia ranks 118th and Peru ranks 115th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.