Colombia vs Peru: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Colombia
71.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru
81.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
28th
Peru rank
26th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 81.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 9.93 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Peru ranks 26th of 109 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 255.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 136.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 81.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 65.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 81.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Colombia and Peru?
- 9.93 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Peru ranks 26th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.