Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Dominican Republic or Peru?

Dominican Republic, at 4,277 against 3,512 in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Dominican Republic and Peru?

765, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Peru: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Dominican Republic

4,277

in 2024

Peru

3,512

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

59th

Peru rank

62nd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Dominican Republic
Peru

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 4,277 against 3,512 in Peru, a difference of 765.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Peru ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Peru ranks 62nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,317	27,051	19,734	Peru
1970s	7,423	24,638	17,216	Peru
1980s	5,996	22,264	16,268	Peru
1990s	5,042	15,022	9,980	Peru
2000s	4,917	7,895	2,978	Peru
2010s	5,204	4,688	515.2	Dominican Republic
2020s	4,593	3,752	841.2	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Dominican Republic or Peru?: Dominican Republic, at 4,277 against 3,512 in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Dominican Republic and Peru?: 765, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Peru ranks 62nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.