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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Peru?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 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.

Mongolia vs Peru: Mortality rate, under-5

Mongolia

13.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Peru

12.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mongolia rank

103rd

Peru rank

106th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Mongolia
Peru

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 13.4 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 106th of 196 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	169.55 per 1,000 live births	131.75 per 1,000 live births	37.8 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia
1980s	135.67 per 1,000 live births	107.43 per 1,000 live births	28.24 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia
1990s	87.3 per 1,000 live births	60.66 per 1,000 live births	26.64 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia
2000s	43.67 per 1,000 live births	28.38 per 1,000 live births	15.29 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia
2010s	20.26 per 1,000 live births	17.16 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia
2020s	14 per 1,000 live births	13.7 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Mongolia or Peru?: Mongolia, at 13.4 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 Mongolia and Peru?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Peru?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Peru rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Mongolia ranks 103rd 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.