What is mortality rate, infant in Peru?

Mortality rate, infant in Peru was 11 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 154.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 11 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for mortality rate, infant?

Peru ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Peru

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Peru
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Mortality rate, infant was 11 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

108th

of 195 countries

All-time high

154.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

11 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Peru, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Peru stood at 11 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Peru peaked at 154.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Peru ranks 108th of 195 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	135.69 per 1,000 live births	117.6 per 1,000 live births	154.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	102.97 per 1,000 live births	91.4 per 1,000 live births	127.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	77.29 per 1,000 live births	62.9 per 1,000 live births	89.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	46.1 per 1,000 live births	32.5 per 1,000 live births	60 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	22.66 per 1,000 live births	17.3 per 1,000 live births	30.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	14.2 per 1,000 live births	12.5 per 1,000 live births	16.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	11.6 per 1,000 live births	11 per 1,000 live births	12.2 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

105 British Virgin Islands 11.4 per 1,000 live births compare
106 Mongolia 11.2 per 1,000 live births compare
107 Bahamas 11.1 per 1,000 live births compare
109 Ecuador 10.9 per 1,000 live births compare
110 Belize 10.8 per 1,000 live births compare
111 Cape Verde 10.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Peru?: Mortality rate, infant in Peru was 11 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 154.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 11 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for mortality rate, infant?: Peru ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.