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
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) 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.