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
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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About this data
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.