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

0 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 (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

Ecuador

12.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Peru

12.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ecuador rank

106th

Peru rank

106th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Ecuador
Peru

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12.9 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 106th and Peru ranks 106th of 196 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	155.75 per 1,000 live births	200.85 per 1,000 live births	45.1 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1970s	116.66 per 1,000 live births	150.42 per 1,000 live births	33.76 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1980s	72.39 per 1,000 live births	107.43 per 1,000 live births	35.04 per 1,000 live births	Peru
1990s	42.09 per 1,000 live births	60.66 per 1,000 live births	18.57 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2000s	24.32 per 1,000 live births	28.38 per 1,000 live births	4.06 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2010s	15.96 per 1,000 live births	17.16 per 1,000 live births	1.2 per 1,000 live births	Peru
2020s	13.22 per 1,000 live births	13.7 per 1,000 live births	0.48 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, Ecuador or Peru?: Ecuador, at 12.9 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ecuador and Peru?: 0 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?: Ecuador ranks 106th and Peru ranks 106th 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, under-5 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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