Congo vs Peru: Number of youth deaths
Congo
8,335 deaths
in 2024
Peru
8,508 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
64th
Peru rank
63rd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8,508 deaths against 8,335 deaths in Congo, a difference of 173 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Congo ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,254 deaths | 44,613 deaths | 32,359 deaths | Peru |
| 2000s | 12,720 deaths | 19,804 deaths | 7,083 deaths | Peru |
| 2010s | 10,567 deaths | 11,249 deaths | 682 deaths | Peru |
| 2020s | 8,658 deaths | 9,048 deaths | 390.6 deaths | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Congo or Peru?
- Peru, at 8,508 deaths against 8,335 deaths in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Congo and Peru?
- 173 deaths, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Peru rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Congo ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.