Mexico vs Peru: Child mortality rate
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
107th
Peru rank
109th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 107th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.38 deaths per 100 live births | 26.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 13.08 deaths per 100 live births | 20.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5475 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mexico ranks 107th and Peru ranks 109th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .