Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru
Peru: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 15.8 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.8
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 17 countries
All-time high
23.2
in 2007
All-time low
3.99
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007β2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru, 2007β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru is 15.8, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru peaked at 23.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.03 | 3.99 | 23.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 15 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.12 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4972 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Peru was 15.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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