What is infant mortality rate by sex in Peru?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Peru was 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 17.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Peru ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate by sex in Peru

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Peru
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Peru: Infant mortality rate by sex was 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9841 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

109th

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.41 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.9841 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Peru, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate by sex in Peru is 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Peru peaked at 17.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.92 deaths per 100 live births	14.67 deaths per 100 live births	17.41 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	12.47 deaths per 100 live births	10.8 deaths per 100 live births	14.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.48 deaths per 100 live births	8.42 deaths per 100 live births	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.11 deaths per 100 live births	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	8.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	5.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	2.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.9841 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

106 Vietnam 1.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Bahamas 1.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Mongolia 0.9994 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Cook Islands 0.9769 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Iran 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 Belize 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Peru

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Peru?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Peru was 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 17.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Peru ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
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, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .