Mexico vs Peru: Mortality rate, under-5

Mexico
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Peru
12.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
105th
Peru rank
106th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

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

Mexico ranks 105th and Peru ranks 106th of 196 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 130.76 per 1,000 live births 200.85 per 1,000 live births 70.09 per 1,000 live births Peru
1970s 90.64 per 1,000 live births 150.42 per 1,000 live births 59.78 per 1,000 live births Peru
1980s 58.71 per 1,000 live births 107.43 per 1,000 live births 48.72 per 1,000 live births Peru
1990s 36.32 per 1,000 live births 60.66 per 1,000 live births 24.34 per 1,000 live births Peru
2000s 22.91 per 1,000 live births 28.38 per 1,000 live births 5.47 per 1,000 live births Peru
2010s 16.87 per 1,000 live births 17.16 per 1,000 live births 0.29 per 1,000 live births Peru
2020s 13.82 per 1,000 live births 13.7 per 1,000 live births 0.12 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, Mexico or Peru?
Mexico, at 13.1 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 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?
Mexico ranks 105th 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

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.