Which has higher number of child deaths, Congo or Peru?

Congo, at 7,367 deaths against 6,955 deaths in Peru as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Peru: Number of child deaths

Congo

7,367 deaths

in 2024

Peru

6,955 deaths

in 2024

Congo rank

61st

Peru rank

62nd

Number of child deaths over time

Congo
Peru

How they compare

Congo currently reports 7,367 deaths against 6,955 deaths in Peru, a difference of 412 deaths.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Congo ranks 61st and Peru ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,623 deaths	104,784 deaths	96,161 deaths	Peru
1960s	8,060 deaths	99,721 deaths	91,662 deaths	Peru
1970s	8,095 deaths	87,564 deaths	79,469 deaths	Peru
1980s	7,695 deaths	69,323 deaths	61,629 deaths	Peru
1990s	10,340 deaths	40,314 deaths	29,973 deaths	Peru
2000s	11,319 deaths	17,557 deaths	6,238 deaths	Peru
2010s	9,447 deaths	9,618 deaths	170.8 deaths	Peru
2020s	7,658 deaths	7,429 deaths	228.8 deaths	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Congo or Peru?: Congo, at 7,367 deaths against 6,955 deaths in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Congo and Peru?: 412 deaths, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Peru?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Congo and Peru rank globally for number of child deaths?: Congo ranks 61st 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .