Brazil vs Peru: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Brazil
1.1%
in 2023
Peru
1.0%
in 2023
Brazil rank
110th
Peru rank
113th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 110th and Peru ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.3% | 13.6% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1960s | 10.6% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Brazil ranks 110th and Peru ranks 113th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.