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

Mexico
14.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Peru
14.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
106th
Peru rank
107th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 14.3 per 1,000 live births against 14.1 per 1,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 106th and Peru ranks 107th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 137.18 per 1,000 live births 210.03 per 1,000 live births 72.85 per 1,000 live births Peru
1970s 96.54 per 1,000 live births 157.1 per 1,000 live births 60.56 per 1,000 live births Peru
1980s 63.41 per 1,000 live births 112.32 per 1,000 live births 48.91 per 1,000 live births Peru
1990s 39.71 per 1,000 live births 64.17 per 1,000 live births 24.46 per 1,000 live births Peru
2000s 25.15 per 1,000 live births 30.77 per 1,000 live births 5.62 per 1,000 live births Peru
2010s 18.46 per 1,000 live births 18.76 per 1,000 live births 0.3 per 1,000 live births Peru
2020s 15.14 per 1,000 live births 14.98 per 1,000 live births 0.16 per 1,000 live births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Mexico or Peru?
Mexico, at 14.3 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 Mexico and Peru?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Mexico ranks 106th 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

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.