Peru vs Venezuela: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in Peru and 15.7 per 1,000 live births in Venezuela, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.34 times that in Peru.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Venezuela has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Peru.
In 2023, Peru ranked 111 and Venezuela ranked 83 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Peru at 2.4 per 1,000 live births and Venezuela at 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Peru	Venezuela	World
2023	11.7	15.7	27.3
2022	11.9	15.7	28.2
2021	12.1	15.7	28.4
2020	12.4	15.7	28.7
2019	12.6	15.7	29.2
2018	12.8	15.6	29.7
2017	13.1	15.6	30.3
2016	13.3	15.4	31.1
2015	13.7	15.3	32.1
2014	14	15.1	32.9
2013	14.4	14.9	33.9
2012	14.9	14.8	35
2011	15.5	14.7	36.8
2010	16.2	14.7	37.7
2009	16.9	14.7	39.1
2008	17.7	14.8	40.4
2007	18.7	15	42
2006	19.7	15.3	43.7
2005	20.9	15.7	45.4
2004	22.2	16.1	47.2
2003	23.7	16.5	48.8
2002	25.4	17	50.6
2001	27.2	17.6	52.2
2000	29.3	18.2	53.7
1999	31.6	19.2	55.5
1998	34.2	19.4	57.1
1997	36.8	20.1	58.3
1996	39.6	20.8	59.6
1995	42.6	21.4	60.8
1994	45.7	22.1	62
1993	48.7	22.7	62.9
1992	51.8	23.4	64.1
1991	55	24.1	64.9
1990	57.7	24.8	64.9
1989	60.6	25.7	66.2
1988	63.6	26.7	68
1987	66.6	27.7	68.6
1986	69.4	28.7	70.8
1985	72.3	29.8	72.9
1984	75.1	30.9	74.6
1983	77.8	32.1	76.1
1982	80.4	33.3	76.6
1981	82.5	34.6	78.7
1980	84.6	36	80.6
1979	86.4	37.4	82.5
1978	88.3	39	84.7
1977	90.1	40.6	86.4
1976	92	42.4	88.1
1975	94	44.3	89.6
1974	96.2	46.3	90.9
1973	98.4	48.5	92.1
1972	100.7	50.9	93.6
1971	103.3	53.3	96.1
1970	116.4	55.8	96.9
1969	108.2	58.4	98.3
1968	110.8	60.9	100.2
1967	113.5	63.5	103.1
1966	116.4	65.9	104.9
1965	119.3	68.3	106.4
1964	122.2	70.7	106.1
1963	125.2	73.1	107.7
1962	128.4	75.6	110.2
1961	130.8	78.2	121.5
1960	133.5	80.7	131.8
1959	136.1	83.4	125.7
1958	138.5	86.1	117.7
1957	140.7	88.8	120
1956	142.8	91.6	121.9
1955	144.7	94.4	124.8
1954	146.4	97.2	127.7
1953	147.9	99.8	130.1
1952	149.1	102.5	132.7
1951	150.3	105.1	136
1950	151.5	107.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Peru	Venezuela	World
2024	10.18.7–11.8	14.811.7–18.9	26.9
2025	9.87.9–12.5	14.510.4–20.1	26.4
2026	9.67.3–12.8	149.2–21.1	25.9
2027	9.36.8–13	13.58.4–21.7	25.4
2028	96.5–13.7	13.27.7–22.1	24.9
2029	8.86–13.5	12.77.1–22.5	24.5
2030	8.65.6–13.6	12.36.7–22.7	24
2031	8.45.4–14	126.3–23.2	23.6
2032	8.15.3–14.1	11.76–23.2	23.2
2033	7.94.9–14.1	11.45.8–23.3	22.8
2034	7.74.7–14.1	11.15.5–23.6	22.3
2035	7.54.5–14.2	10.85.3–23.3	21.9
2036	7.34.3–13.9	10.55.3–23.1	21.5
2037	7.24.1–13.8	10.35–23	21.1
2038	74–14	104.8–23.4	20.8
2039	6.83.8–13.7	9.74.5–23.7	20.4
2040	6.63.6–14.1	9.54.4–23.4	20
2041	6.53.5–13.7	9.24.2–23.5	19.7
2042	6.33.4–13.7	94.1–23.5	19.4
2043	6.23.3–13.6	8.84–24	19
2044	63.1–13.2	8.53.8–23.4	18.7
2045	5.93–13.2	8.33.7–23.3	18.4
2046	5.82.9–12.8	8.13.6–23.6	18.2
2047	5.62.9–12.4	7.93.4–23.2	17.9
2048	5.52.7–12.1	7.73.2–22.2	17.7
2049	5.42.6–12.2	7.63.2–21.9	17.5
2050	5.22.5–12	7.42.9–21.5	17.3
2051	5.12.4–12.2	7.22.9–21.7	17.1
2052	52.3–11.8	7.12.9–21	16.9
2053	4.92.3–11.6	6.92.8–21.3	16.7
2054	4.82.2–11.8	6.82.7–21.2	16.5
2055	4.72.2–11.5	6.62.6–21.5	16.3
2056	4.62.1–11.6	6.52.5–20.6	16.1
2057	4.52.1–11.6	6.32.5–20.3	15.9
2058	4.42–11.3	6.22.4–20	15.7
2059	4.41.9–11.2	6.12.4–20.1	15.5
2060	4.31.9–11.2	62.3–20.1	15.3
2061	4.21.8–11.1	5.92.4–20	15.1
2062	4.11.7–11.3	5.82.3–19.9	14.9
2063	41.7–10.8	5.72.3–19.3	14.7
2064	41.6–10.8	5.62.2–19.5	14.5
2065	3.91.6–10.6	5.52.2–18.8	14.3
2066	3.81.6–10.7	5.42.1–18.9	14.1
2067	3.81.5–10.5	5.32–18.8	13.9
2068	3.71.5–10.6	5.22–18.2	13.8
2069	3.61.4–10.3	5.12–18	13.6
2070	3.61.4–10	51.9–17.9	13.4
2071	3.51.4–9.8	4.91.9–17.6	13.2
2072	3.51.4–10	4.91.9–17.4	13
2073	3.41.3–9.5	4.81.8–17.4	12.9
2074	3.41.3–9.6	4.71.8–17.7	12.7
2075	3.31.2–9.5	4.61.8–17.3	12.6
2076	3.31.2–9.4	4.61.7–17.8	12.4
2077	3.21.2–9.4	4.51.7–16.7	12.3
2078	3.21.1–9.1	4.41.7–16.4	12.1
2079	3.11.1–8.8	4.41.7–16.4	12
2080	3.11.1–8.4	4.31.7–16.3	11.8
2081	31.1–8.5	4.31.6–16.3	11.7
2082	31–8.5	4.21.6–15.6	11.6
2083	31–8.2	4.11.6–15.7	11.5
2084	2.91–8.1	4.11.6–15.9	11.4
2085	2.90.9–8.2	41.6–15.6	11.3
2086	2.80.9–8	41.5–15.4	11.1
2087	2.80.9–7.9	3.91.5–14.9	11
2088	2.80.9–7.7	3.91.4–15.5	10.9
2089	2.70.8–7.6	3.81.5–15.1	10.8
2090	2.70.8–7.6	3.81.4–15.1	10.7
2091	2.70.8–7.4	3.81.5–14.9	10.6
2092	2.60.8–7.3	3.71.4–14.5	10.5
2093	2.60.8–7.3	3.71.4–14.6	10.4
2094	2.60.8–7.2	3.61.4–14.9	10.3
2095	2.50.7–7.1	3.61.3–14.4	10.1
2096	2.50.7–7.1	3.61.3–13.8	10
2097	2.50.7–7	3.51.3–13.7	9.9
2098	2.40.7–6.8	3.51.3–13.4	9.8
2099	2.40.7–6.8	3.41.2–13.6	9.7
2100	2.40.7–6.5	3.41.2–13.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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