Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Congo or Peru?

Peru, at 7,984 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Peru: Number of children who die before age 5

Congo

7,474 deaths

in 2023

Peru

7,984 deaths

in 2023

Congo rank

64th

Peru rank

63rd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Congo
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 7,984 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo, a difference of 510 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Congo ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,544 deaths	102,891 deaths	93,347 deaths	Peru
1960s	8,258 deaths	100,560 deaths	92,302 deaths	Peru
1970s	8,213 deaths	87,888 deaths	79,675 deaths	Peru
1980s	7,728 deaths	69,191 deaths	61,463 deaths	Peru
1990s	10,577 deaths	40,148 deaths	29,571 deaths	Peru
2000s	11,500 deaths	17,609 deaths	6,108 deaths	Peru
2010s	9,481 deaths	9,972 deaths	490.5 deaths	Peru
2020s	7,664 deaths	8,320 deaths	656.75 deaths	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Congo or Peru?: Peru, at 7,984 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Congo and Peru?: 510 deaths, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Peru rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Congo ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.