Mexico vs Peru: Youth mortality rate
Mexico
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
109th
Peru rank
108th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 109th and Peru ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | 21.41 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6149 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0455 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Mexico and Peru?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Mexico ranks 109th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.