Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Mauritania or Peru?

Mauritania, at 3,660 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Mauritania and Peru?

148 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Peru: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Mauritania

3,660 deaths

in 2024

Peru

3,512 deaths

in 2024

Mauritania rank

60th

Peru rank

62nd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Mauritania
Peru

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3,660 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru, a difference of 148 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Peru ahead.

Mauritania ranks 60th and Peru ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,152 deaths	26,942 deaths	24,790 deaths	Peru
1960s	2,513 deaths	27,135 deaths	24,621 deaths	Peru
1970s	3,189 deaths	24,638 deaths	21,450 deaths	Peru
1980s	3,613 deaths	22,264 deaths	18,651 deaths	Peru
1990s	3,850 deaths	15,022 deaths	11,172 deaths	Peru
2000s	3,722 deaths	7,895 deaths	4,173 deaths	Peru
2010s	3,805 deaths	4,688 deaths	883.3 deaths	Peru
2020s	3,709 deaths	3,752 deaths	42.6 deaths	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Mauritania or Peru?: Mauritania, at 3,660 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Mauritania and Peru?: 148 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Mauritania ranks 60th and Peru ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .