Mexico vs Peru: Children died before five per woman

Mexico
0.0257
in 2024
Peru
0.0283
in 2024
Mexico rank
109th
Peru rank
106th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
00.511.52195119872024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0283 against 0.0257 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0026.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 73 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 109th and Peru ranks 106th of 200 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 1.31 1.88 0.5697 Peru
1960s 0.8857 1.36 0.4709 Peru
1970s 0.5358 0.8731 0.3372 Peru
1980s 0.2458 0.4903 0.2445 Peru
1990s 0.1133 0.2097 0.0964 Peru
2000s 0.0581 0.0766 0.0185 Peru
2010s 0.0366 0.0411 0.0045 Peru
2020s 0.0268 0.0303 0.0035 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Mexico or Peru?
Peru, at 0.0283 against 0.0257 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Mexico and Peru?
0.0026, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Mexico ranks 109th and Peru ranks 106th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed