What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Ecuador and Peru?

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Peru: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Ecuador

14.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Peru

14.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ecuador rank

105th

Peru rank

107th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Ecuador
Peru

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 14.5 per 1,000 live births against 14.1 per 1,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 105th and Peru ranks 107th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	165.91 per 1,000 live births	210.03 per 1,000 live births	44.12 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1970s	125.75 per 1,000 live births	157.1 per 1,000 live births	31.35 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1980s	79.3 per 1,000 live births	112.32 per 1,000 live births	33.02 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1990s	47.11 per 1,000 live births	64.17 per 1,000 live births	17.06 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2000s	27.55 per 1,000 live births	30.77 per 1,000 live births	3.22 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2010s	18.07 per 1,000 live births	18.76 per 1,000 live births	0.69 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2020s	14.84 per 1,000 live births	14.98 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Ecuador or Peru?: Ecuador, at 14.5 per 1,000 live births against 14.1 per 1,000 live births in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Ecuador and Peru?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Ecuador ranks 105th and Peru ranks 107th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.