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Under-five mortality rate — Peru

Under-five mortality rate in Peru in 2024 — 12.9 per 1,000. Ranked 89 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 94.4%.

2024 12.9 per 1,000 −3.01% vs 2023
World rank 89of 196
Period maximum 231.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 12.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Peru, 1960–2024010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 231.1 per 1,0001962: 217.9 per 1,0001964: 203.6 per 1,0001966: 189.9 per 1,0001968: 177.9 per 1,0001970: 200.1 per 1,0001972: 157.6 per 1,0001974: 148.1 per 1,0001976: 139.8 per 1,0001978: 133.2 per 1,0001980: 127.3 per 1,0001982: 120.3 per 1,0001984: 111.1 per 1,0001986: 100.2 per 1,0001988: 89.7 per 1,0001990: 80.6 per 1,0001992: 71.8 per 1,0001994: 62.7 per 1,0001996: 53.6 per 1,0001998: 45.3 per 1,0002000: 38.3 per 1,0002002: 32.7 per 1,0002004: 28.4 per 1,0002006: 25 per 1,0002008: 22.3 per 1,0002010: 20.2 per 1,0002012: 18.5 per 1,0002014: 17.2 per 1,0002016: 16.1 per 1,0002018: 15.3 per 1,0002020: 14.5 per 1,0002022: 13.7 per 1,0002024: 12.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −218.2 (−94.42%) Average annual rate: -4.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 12.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
South America computed 13.6 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 12.9 −0.4 −3.01%
2023 13.3 −0.4 −2.92%
2022 13.7 −0.4 −2.84%
2021 14.1 −0.4 −2.76%
2020 14.5 −0.4 −2.68%
2019 14.9 −0.4 −2.61%
2018 15.3 −0.4 −2.55%
2017 15.7 −0.4 −2.48%
2016 16.1 −0.5 −3.01%
2015 16.6 −0.6 −3.49%
2014 17.2 −0.6 −3.37%
2013 17.8 −0.7 −3.78%
2012 18.5 −0.8 −4.15%
2011 19.3 −0.9 −4.46%
2010 20.2 −1 −4.72%
2009 21.2 −1.1 −4.93%
2008 22.3 −1.3 −5.51%
2007 23.6 −1.4 −5.6%
2006 25 −1.6 −6.02%
2005 26.6 −1.8 −6.34%
2004 28.4 −2 −6.58%
2003 30.4 −2.3 −7.03%
2002 32.7 −2.6 −7.37%
2001 35.3 −3 −7.83%
2000 38.3 −3.4 −8.15%
1999 41.7 −3.6 −7.95%
1998 45.3 −4 −8.11%
1997 49.3 −4.3 −8.02%
1996 53.6 −4.5 −7.75%
1995 58.1 −4.6 −7.34%
1994 62.7 −4.6 −6.84%
1993 67.3 −4.5 −6.27%
1992 71.8 −4.4 −5.77%
1991 76.2 −4.4 −5.46%
1990 80.6 −4.5 −5.29%
1989 85.1 −4.6 −5.13%
1988 89.7 −5.1 −5.38%
1987 94.8 −5.4 −5.39%
1986 100.2 −5.5 −5.2%
1985 105.7 −5.4 −4.86%
1984 111.1 −4.9 −4.22%
1983 116 −4.3 −3.57%
1982 120.3 −3.8 −3.06%
1981 124.1 −3.2 −2.51%
1980 127.3 −3 −2.3%
1979 130.3 −2.9 −2.18%
1978 133.2 −3.1 −2.27%
1977 136.3 −3.5 −2.5%
1976 139.8 −3.8 −2.65%
1975 143.6 −4.5 −3.04%
1974 148.1 −4.7 −3.08%
1973 152.8 −4.8 −3.05%
1972 157.6 −4.8 −2.96%
1971 162.4 −37.7 −18.84%
1970 200.1 +27.6 +16%
1969 172.5 −5.4 −3.04%
1968 177.9 −5.7 −3.1%
1967 183.6 −6.3 −3.32%
1966 189.9 −6.7 −3.41%
1965 196.6 −7 −3.44%
1964 203.6 −7.2 −3.42%
1963 210.8 −7.1 −3.26%
1962 217.9 −6.7 −2.98%
1961 224.6 −6.5 −2.81%
1960 231.1 — —

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CL Chile 6.8 UY Uruguay 7.4 AR Argentina 9.5 CO Colombia 11.5 EC Ecuador 12.9 PE Peru 12.9 BR Brazil 14.2 BO Bolivia 15.7 SR Suriname 15.8 PY Paraguay 16.3 VE Venezuela 24.2 GY Guyana 25.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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