What is youth mortality rate in Peru?

Youth mortality rate in Peru was 1.57 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 22.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for youth mortality rate?

Peru ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Peru

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

108th

of 199 countries

All-time high

22.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1966–2024

Youth mortality rate in Peru, 1966–2024

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 youth mortality rate in Peru is 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Peru peaked at 22.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Peru ranks 108th 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
1960s	21.41 deaths per 100 live births	20.27 deaths per 100 live births	22.59 deaths per 100 live births	4
1970s	17.23 deaths per 100 live births	14.7 deaths per 100 live births	22.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.02 deaths per 100 live births	9.53 deaths per 100 live births	14.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.75 deaths per 100 live births	4.66 deaths per 100 live births	8.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.2 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

105 Cook Islands 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Ecuador 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Seychelles 1.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Mexico 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Belize 1.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Tunisia 1.49 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 youth mortality rate in Peru?: Youth mortality rate in Peru was 1.57 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 22.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for youth mortality rate?: Peru ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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