What is child mortality rate in Peru?

Child mortality rate in Peru was 1.29 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 child mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for child mortality rate?

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

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Peru

Name: Child 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: Child mortality rate was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

109th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.01 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality rate in Peru, 1952–2024

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 child mortality rate in Peru is 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Peru peaked at 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.29 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	26.97 deaths per 100 live births	23.75 deaths per 100 live births	31.01 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	20.08 deaths per 100 live births	17.25 deaths per 100 live births	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.04 deaths per 100 live births	13.03 deaths per 100 live births	20.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.74 deaths per 100 live births	8.51 deaths per 100 live births	12.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.07 deaths per 100 live births	4.17 deaths per 100 live births	8.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	3.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Jordan 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 British Virgin Islands 1.24 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 child mortality rate in Peru?: Child mortality rate in Peru was 1.29 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 child mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for child mortality rate?: Peru ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .