Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Peru

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Peru was 13.5. A difference of -0.3 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Peru were 14.9 and 12.1 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Peru for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Peru
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Peru
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Year Total Male Female
1960 152 163.2 140.1
1961 148.2 159.4 136.6
1962 144.3 155.4 132.6
1963 140 151 128.4
1964 135.3 146.2 123.9
1965 130.8 141.3 119.8
1966 126.4 136.5 115.8
1967 122.4 132 112.3
1968 118.7 128 109
1969 115.5 124.4 106.1
1970 125 133.8 115.7
1971 109.6 118.2 100.6
1972 106.6 114.9 97.8
1973 103.6 111.8 95
1974 100.7 108.3 92.5
1975 97.9 105.3 90
1976 95.4 102.7 87.8
1977 93.4 100.4 86
1978 91.8 98.7 84.4
1979 90.2 97.1 83
1980 88.8 95.5 81.7
1981 87.1 93.7 80.1
1982 85 91.5 78.2
1983 82.4 88.7 75.7
1984 79.3 85.5 72.9
1985 75.8 81.7 69.7
1986 72.2 77.8 66.3
1987 68.7 74 63.1
1988 65.4 70.6 60
1989 62.4 67.4 57.2
1990 59.7 64.4 54.8
1991 57 61.4 52.4
1992 54.1 58.3 49.8
1993 51.1 55.1 46.9
1994 47.9 51.6 44
1995 44.6 48.1 40.9
1996 41.3 44.6 37.8
1997 38.1 41.3 34.8
1998 35.1 38.1 32
1999 32.4 35.2 29.4
2000 29.9 32.6 27.1
2001 27.7 30.2 25.1
2002 25.8 28.2 23.3
2003 24.1 26.4 21.7
2004 22.7 24.8 20.4
2005 21.4 23.5 19.2
2006 20.3 22.2 18.2
2007 19.3 21.2 17.3
2008 18.3 20.2 16.4
2009 17.5 19.3 15.7
2010 16.8 18.5 15.1
2011 16.2 17.8 14.5
2012 15.7 17.2 14.1
2013 15.3 16.7 13.7
2014 15 16.4 13.4
2015 14.7 16.1 13.2
2016 14.5 15.9 13.1
2017 14.4 15.8 12.9
2018 14.3 15.7 12.9
2019 14.2 15.6 12.8
2020 14.1 15.5 12.7
2021 14 15.3 12.5
2022 13.8 15.1 12.4
2023 13.5 14.9 12.1