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
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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About this data
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.