Colombia vs Peru

Colombia vs Peru: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.2 per 100 live births in Colombia and 1.3 per 100 live births in Peru, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.12 times that in Colombia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Colombia vs Peru: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.2 per 100 live births in Colombia and 1.3 per 100 live births in Peru, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.12 times that in Colombia.
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What the numbers say

  • Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1952.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearColombiaPeruWorld
20241.21.33.7
20231.21.33.8
20221.21.44
20211.31.44
20201.31.53.9
20191.41.54
20181.41.54
20171.51.64.1
20161.51.64.2
20151.61.74.3
20141.61.74.4
20131.71.84.5
20121.71.94.7
20111.81.95
20101.825.1
20091.92.15.3
200822.25.5
200722.45.7
20062.12.56
20052.12.76.2
20042.22.86.6
20032.336.8
20022.43.37.1
20012.43.57.4
20002.53.87.7
19992.64.27.9
19982.74.58.3
19972.84.98.4
19962.95.48.6
199535.88.8
19943.16.38.9
19933.26.79.1
19923.37.29.2
19913.57.69.3
19903.68.19.4
19893.78.59.5
19883.9910
198749.59.9
19864.21010.3
19854.910.610.6
19844.611.110.9
19834.911.611.1
19825.21211.2
19815.512.411.6
19805.912.711.9
19796.21311.9
19786.613.312.3
1977713.612.6
19767.41412.8
19757.914.413.1
19748.314.813.3
19738.715.313.5
1972915.813.7
19719.416.213.9
19709.82014.2
196910.117.314.6
196810.517.815
196710.818.415.3
196611.21915.1
196511.619.715.1
196411.920.415.7
196312.321.116.2
196212.721.817
196113.122.518.8
196013.623.120.2
195914.123.819.9
195814.524.419.7
195715.125.220.5
195615.626.121.3
195516.127.222.3
195416.728.422.8
195317.229.723.3
195217.83123.9
195118.7–24.3
195019.4–24.7
194921.3–24.9
194821.7–24.9
194722.4–25.5
194624.3–25.8
194524.4–26.7
194425.2–27.4
194325.5–27.7
194225–27.9
194124.3–27.8
194022.8–27.9
193926.4–28
193825.3–28.7
193724.3–28.8
193624.8–29.1
193525.3–29.5
193418.1–30.7
193323–30.5
1932––30.7
193119.6–31.4
193016–31.6
192919.2–32
192820.4–31.9
192723.2–31.9
192623.9–32.7
192519–32.4
192422.8–33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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