How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Peru: Number of infants who die before age 1

Dominican Republic

5,213 deaths

in 2023

Peru

6,311 deaths

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

66th

Peru rank

63rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Dominican Republic
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 6,311 deaths against 5,213 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1,098 deaths.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 66th 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	Dominican Republic	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,315 deaths	59,748 deaths	38,433 deaths	Peru
1960s	20,737 deaths	62,527 deaths	41,790 deaths	Peru
1970s	17,655 deaths	57,744 deaths	40,088 deaths	Peru
1980s	14,398 deaths	48,320 deaths	33,921 deaths	Peru
1990s	10,040 deaths	29,622 deaths	19,581 deaths	Peru
2000s	6,805 deaths	13,676 deaths	6,871 deaths	Peru
2010s	6,047 deaths	7,829 deaths	1,782 deaths	Peru
2020s	5,432 deaths	6,527 deaths	1,095 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, Dominican Republic or Peru?: Peru, at 6,311 deaths against 5,213 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Dominican Republic and Peru?: 1,098 deaths, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th 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 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

Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.