Colombia vs Peru: Number of infant deaths
Colombia
7,362 deaths
in 2024
Peru
5,912 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Peru rank
61st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7,362 deaths against 5,912 deaths in Peru, a difference of 1,450 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67,772 deaths | 71,807 deaths | 4,035 deaths | Peru |
| 1960s | 63,517 deaths | 68,265 deaths | 4,748 deaths | Peru |
| 1970s | 46,601 deaths | 60,358 deaths | 13,757 deaths | Peru |
| 1980s | 30,919 deaths | 50,153 deaths | 19,234 deaths | Peru |
| 1990s | 22,919 deaths | 30,560 deaths | 7,641 deaths | Peru |
| 2000s | 15,915 deaths | 13,967 deaths | 1,949 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10,135 deaths | 7,919 deaths | 2,215 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7,918 deaths | 6,292 deaths | 1,626 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 7,362 deaths against 5,912 deaths in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Colombia and Peru?
- 1,450 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 61st 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 infant 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 1 .