Neonatal deaths in Peru
Peru: Neonatal deaths was 3,512 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Peru, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3,512 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Peru peaked at 10,225 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,512, in 2024.
Peru ranks 59th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,895 | 5,984 | 10,225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,688 | 4,102 | 5,616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,752 | 3,512 | 3,993 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 56 Dominican Republic 4,277 compare
- 57 Mauritania 3,660 compare
- 58 Guatemala 3,587 compare
- 60 Turkmenistan 3,501 compare
- 61 Cambodia 3,413 compare
- 62 Congo 3,182 compare
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Peru?
- Neonatal deaths in Peru was 3,512 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10,225 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,512 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for neonatal deaths?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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