Mauritania vs Peru: Number of infants who die before age 1

Mauritania
5,310 deaths
in 2023
Peru
6,311 deaths
in 2023
Mauritania rank
65th
Peru rank
63rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Mauritania
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 6,311 deaths against 5,310 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 1,001 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 5,562 deaths 59,748 deaths 54,185 deaths Peru
1960s 6,316 deaths 62,527 deaths 56,211 deaths Peru
1970s 7,133 deaths 57,744 deaths 50,610 deaths Peru
1980s 7,119 deaths 48,320 deaths 41,201 deaths Peru
1990s 7,303 deaths 29,622 deaths 22,319 deaths Peru
2000s 6,410 deaths 13,676 deaths 7,266 deaths Peru
2010s 5,796 deaths 7,829 deaths 2,033 deaths Peru
2020s 5,414 deaths 6,527 deaths 1,112 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, Mauritania or Peru?
Peru, at 6,311 deaths against 5,310 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mauritania and Peru?
1,001 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 infants who die before age 1?
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 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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.