Congo vs Peru: Number of infants who die before age 1
Congo
5,448 deaths
in 2023
Peru
6,311 deaths
in 2023
Congo rank
64th
Peru rank
63rd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6,311 deaths against 5,448 deaths in Congo, a difference of 863 deaths.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
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 | 5,027 deaths | 59,748 deaths | 54,721 deaths | Peru |
| 1960s | 4,887 deaths | 62,527 deaths | 57,640 deaths | Peru |
| 1970s | 5,210 deaths | 57,744 deaths | 52,534 deaths | Peru |
| 1980s | 5,097 deaths | 48,320 deaths | 43,222 deaths | Peru |
| 1990s | 6,829 deaths | 29,622 deaths | 22,793 deaths | Peru |
| 2000s | 7,716 deaths | 13,676 deaths | 5,960 deaths | Peru |
| 2010s | 6,736 deaths | 7,829 deaths | 1,093 deaths | Peru |
| 2020s | 5,611 deaths | 6,527 deaths | 915.75 deaths | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Congo or Peru?
- Peru, at 6,311 deaths against 5,448 deaths in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Congo and Peru?
- 863 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 infants who die before age 1?
- Congo ranks 64th 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 infants who die before age 1. 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 at birth.