Neonatal mortality rate in Peru
Peru: Neonatal mortality rate was 6.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Peru is 6.52, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Peru peaked at 16.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.52, in 2024.
Peru ranks 102nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.13 | — |
| 2001 | 15.23 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 14.33 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 13.58 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.92 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 11.11 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.59 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.13 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.71 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.32 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.96 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.65 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.39 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.18 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.84 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.67 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.32 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.13 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.92 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.72 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.52 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 10.13 | 16.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.42 | 7.5 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 6.52 | 7.32 | 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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Peru?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Peru was 6.52 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 16.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Peru ranks 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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