Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.78% to 7.00 in Peru in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Peru reached an all time high of 56.2 in 1960 and an all time low of 7.00 in 2019. When compared to Peru's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Bolivia amounted to 14.0, 8.90 in Brazil, 4.50 in Chile and 7.40 in Colombia in 2019.
Peru has been ranked 99th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Argentina | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Bolivia | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Chile | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Colombia | 8.70 | 8.40 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |