Mauritania vs Peru: Number of child deaths
Mauritania
6,361 deaths
in 2024
Peru
6,955 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania rank
65th
Peru rank
62nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Mauritania
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6,955 deaths against 6,361 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 594 deaths.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 65th 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 | 9,074 deaths | 104,784 deaths | 95,710 deaths | Peru |
| 1960s | 9,726 deaths | 99,721 deaths | 89,996 deaths | Peru |
| 1970s | 11,140 deaths | 87,564 deaths | 76,424 deaths | Peru |
| 1980s | 9,742 deaths | 69,323 deaths | 59,581 deaths | Peru |
| 1990s | 9,686 deaths | 40,314 deaths | 30,627 deaths | Peru |
| 2000s | 8,150 deaths | 17,557 deaths | 9,407 deaths | Peru |
| 2010s | 7,118 deaths | 9,618 deaths | 2,499 deaths | Peru |
| 2020s | 6,559 deaths | 7,429 deaths | 869.4 deaths | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mauritania or Peru?
- Peru, at 6,955 deaths against 6,361 deaths in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mauritania and Peru?
- 594 deaths, with Peru 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 child deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 65th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .