What is neonatal mortality rate in Peru?

Neonatal mortality rate in Peru was 0.6517 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 6.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Peru ranks 116th out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Peru

Name: Neonatal mortality rate 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6517 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

116th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.6517 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Neonatal mortality rate 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 neonatal mortality rate in Peru is 0.6517 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 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Peru peaked at 6.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Peru ranks 116th 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	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	5.79 deaths per 100 live births	6.3 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	5.22 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.11 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.37 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	3.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.8422 deaths per 100 live births	0.7504 deaths per 100 live births	0.9705 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6923 deaths per 100 live births	0.6517 deaths per 100 live births	0.7322 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

113 Ecuador 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births compare
114 Albania 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births compare
115 Barbados 0.6629 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 British Virgin Islands 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births compare
118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Colombia 0.6264 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 neonatal mortality rate in Peru?: Neonatal mortality rate in Peru was 0.6517 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 6.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Peru ranks 116th out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .