Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Peru or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 6,663 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Peru and Tajikistan?

352 deaths, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tajikistan?

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.

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

Peru

6,311 deaths

in 2023

Tajikistan

6,663 deaths

in 2023

Peru rank

63rd

Tajikistan rank

61st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Peru
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 6,663 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru, a difference of 352 deaths.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	59,748 deaths	11,253 deaths	48,494 deaths	Peru
1960s	62,527 deaths	13,961 deaths	48,566 deaths	Peru
1970s	57,744 deaths	14,581 deaths	43,163 deaths	Peru
1980s	48,320 deaths	16,818 deaths	31,501 deaths	Peru
1990s	29,622 deaths	17,062 deaths	12,559 deaths	Peru
2000s	13,676 deaths	9,724 deaths	3,953 deaths	Peru
2010s	7,829 deaths	8,275 deaths	445.6 deaths	Tajikistan
2020s	6,527 deaths	7,051 deaths	524.25 deaths	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Peru or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 6,663 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Peru and Tajikistan?: 352 deaths, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Tajikistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Peru ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 61st 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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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.