What is mortality rate, neonatal in Peru?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Peru was 6.5 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, neonatal recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 56.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

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

The lowest recorded value was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Peru rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Peru ranks 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Peru

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal 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, neonatal was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

114th

of 195 countries

All-time high

56.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

6.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal 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

Peru recorded 6.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Peru peaked at 56.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Peru 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	52.18 per 1,000 live births	47.3 per 1,000 live births	56.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	41.09 per 1,000 live births	37.7 per 1,000 live births	46.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	33.7 per 1,000 live births	29 per 1,000 live births	37.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	22.56 per 1,000 live births	17 per 1,000 live births	28 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	12.79 per 1,000 live births	10.1 per 1,000 live births	16.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	8.42 per 1,000 live births	7.5 per 1,000 live births	9.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	6.9 per 1,000 live births	6.5 per 1,000 live births	7.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Peru

111 Ecuador 7 per 1,000 live births compare
112 Albania 6.7 per 1,000 live births compare
113 Barbados 6.6 per 1,000 live births compare
115 British Virgin Islands 6.4 per 1,000 live births compare
115 Sao Tome and Principe 6.4 per 1,000 live births compare
117 Colombia 6.3 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Peru?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Peru was 6.5 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, neonatal recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 56.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Peru rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Peru ranks 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.