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

Mauritania
6,499 deaths
in 2023
Peru
7,984 deaths
in 2023
Mauritania rank
65th
Peru rank
63rd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Mauritania
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 7,984 deaths against 6,499 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 1,485 deaths.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 65th 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 Mauritania Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 8,975 deaths 102,891 deaths 93,916 deaths Peru
1960s 9,516 deaths 100,560 deaths 91,043 deaths Peru
1970s 10,438 deaths 87,888 deaths 77,450 deaths Peru
1980s 9,967 deaths 69,191 deaths 59,224 deaths Peru
1990s 9,842 deaths 40,148 deaths 30,307 deaths Peru
2000s 8,264 deaths 17,609 deaths 9,345 deaths Peru
2010s 7,210 deaths 9,972 deaths 2,762 deaths Peru
2020s 6,647 deaths 8,320 deaths 1,674 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, Mauritania or Peru?
Peru, at 7,984 deaths against 6,499 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mauritania and Peru?
1,485 deaths, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Mauritania ranks 65th 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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About this data

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

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