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