Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru
Peru: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 718 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Peru recorded 718 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru peaked at 2,996 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 718, in 2024.
Peru ranks 62nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,996 | — |
| 1991 | 2,870 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2,736 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,598 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2,451 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 2,300 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 2,146 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1,994 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,844 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,698 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 1,559 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1,429 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1,312 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 1,209 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1,124 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1,055 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,001 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 961 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 933 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 911 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 892 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 868 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 839 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 811 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 787 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 773 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 773 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 782 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 792 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 794 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 788 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 775 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 757 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 738 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 718 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,363 | 1,698 | 2,996 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,149 | 911 | 1,559 | 10 |
| 2010s | 811.1 | 773 | 892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 755.2 | 718 | 788 | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Peru was 718 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,996 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 718 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years