What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Ecuador and Peru?

0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Ecuador ahead.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Peru: Youth mortality rate

Ecuador

1.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Peru

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Ecuador rank

106th

Peru rank

108th

Youth mortality rate over time

Ecuador
Peru

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.63 deaths per 100 live births against 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in Peru, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 106th and Peru ranks 108th of 199 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15.59 deaths per 100 live births	20.63 deaths per 100 live births	5.05 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1970s	12.84 deaths per 100 live births	17.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1980s	8.08 deaths per 100 live births	12.02 deaths per 100 live births	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1990s	4.79 deaths per 100 live births	6.75 deaths per 100 live births	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2000s	2.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.2 deaths per 100 live births	0.3091 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2010s	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	0.0473 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2020s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	0.0075 deaths per 100 live births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Ecuador or Peru?: Ecuador, at 1.63 deaths per 100 live births against 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Ecuador and Peru?: 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Ecuador ranks 106th and Peru ranks 108th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.