Colombia vs Peru: Number of infant deaths
Colombia
7,362
in 2024
Peru
5,912
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Peru rank
61st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7,362 against 5,912 in Peru, a difference of 1,450.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 61st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,517 | 68,265 | 4,748 | Peru |
| 1970s | 46,601 | 60,358 | 13,757 | Peru |
| 1980s | 30,919 | 50,153 | 19,234 | Peru |
| 1990s | 22,919 | 30,560 | 7,641 | Peru |
| 2000s | 15,915 | 13,967 | 1,949 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10,135 | 7,919 | 2,215 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7,918 | 6,292 | 1,626 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 7,362 against 5,912 in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Colombia and Peru?
- 1,450, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 61st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.