Chile vs Mexico: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Chile and 10.4 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 6.2 per 1,000 live births, or 2.5 times that in Chile.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Chile.
In 2023, Chile ranked 188 and Mexico ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 1.4 per 1,000 live births and Mexico at 2.5 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	Chile	Mexico	World
2023	4.1	10.4	27.3
2022	4.5	10.9	28.2
2021	4.7	11.1	28.4
2020	5	11.4	28.7
2019	5.7	11.8	29.2
2018	6.2	12.2	29.7
2017	6.7	12.6	30.3
2016	7	13.1	31.1
2015	7.1	13.5	32.1
2014	7.2	14	32.9
2013	7.4	14.4	33.9
2012	7.5	14.9	35
2011	7.7	15.4	36.8
2010	7.9	15.9	37.7
2009	8.1	16.4	39.1
2008	7.9	17	40.4
2007	8	17.6	42
2006	8.1	18.2	43.7
2005	8.2	18.9	45.4
2004	8.3	19.6	47.2
2003	8.4	20.4	48.8
2002	8.7	21.3	50.6
2001	9	22.2	52.2
2000	9.5	23.2	53.7
1999	9.9	24.2	55.5
1998	10.4	25.3	57.1
1997	10.8	26.5	58.3
1996	11.1	27.7	59.6
1995	12.3	29	60.8
1994	12.9	30.4	62
1993	13.5	31.8	62.9
1992	14.1	33.2	64.1
1991	14.7	34.8	64.9
1990	15.4	36.3	64.9
1989	17.4	38	66.2
1988	18.1	39.7	68
1987	18.5	41.4	68.6
1986	18.8	43.3	70.8
1985	19.1	45.2	72.9
1984	20.3	47.1	74.6
1983	21.9	49.2	76.1
1982	24.3	51.3	76.6
1981	27.2	53.4	78.7
1980	29.8	55.6	80.6
1979	33.5	57.9	82.5
1978	38.3	60.2	84.7
1977	42.9	62.5	86.4
1976	48.8	64.8	88.1
1975	54.6	67.2	89.6
1974	60.1	69.6	90.9
1973	63.8	72	92.1
1972	67.7	74.5	93.6
1971	69.9	77	96.1
1970	73.1	79.6	96.9
1969	77.1	82.2	98.3
1968	83.3	84.8	100.2
1967	88.8	87.4	103.1
1966	95.4	90.2	104.9
1965	100.5	93.1	106.4
1964	105.1	96	106.1
1963	106.9	99.2	107.7
1962	110.6	102.5	110.2
1961	111.5	106	121.5
1960	113.3	109.8	131.8
1959	112.4	113.8	125.7
1958	114.4	118	117.7
1957	116.2	122.4	120
1956	117.8	127	121.9
1955	119.2	131.8	124.8
1954	120.4	136.8	127.7
1953	121.5	141.9	130.1
1952	122.5	147.1	132.7
1951	123.4	152.2	136
1950	124.3	157.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chile	Mexico	World
2024	5.54.8–6.5	10.38.5–12.8	26.9
2025	5.44.4–6.7	107.6–13.4	26.4
2026	5.24–6.8	9.76.9–14	25.9
2027	5.13.8–6.8	9.46.3–14.4	25.4
2028	4.93.5–6.9	9.16–14.5	24.9
2029	4.83.3–7	8.85.7–14.7	24.5
2030	4.73.2–7.1	8.55.3–15	24
2031	4.53–7	8.25–14.6	23.6
2032	4.42.8–7.1	84.7–14.9	23.2
2033	4.32.7–7.1	7.74.6–15.1	22.8
2034	4.22.6–7	7.54.3–15	22.3
2035	4.12.5–7.1	7.34.2–15.2	21.9
2036	42.4–7	74–14.7	21.5
2037	3.92.3–7.1	6.83.8–14.5	21.1
2038	3.82.2–7.2	6.73.6–14.3	20.8
2039	3.72.2–7.1	6.53.4–14.4	20.4
2040	3.62.1–7	6.43.2–14.4	20
2041	3.52–6.8	6.33.2–14.7	19.7
2042	3.51.9–6.8	6.13.1–14.7	19.4
2043	3.41.8–6.6	63–14.8	19
2044	3.31.8–6.6	5.92.9–14.9	18.7
2045	3.31.7–6.5	5.82.9–14.9	18.4
2046	3.21.6–6.3	5.62.8–14.6	18.2
2047	3.11.6–6.3	5.52.7–14.3	17.9
2048	3.11.5–6.3	5.42.6–14.4	17.7
2049	31.5–6	5.32.5–14.2	17.5
2050	2.91.5–6.1	5.22.4–13.9	17.3
2051	2.91.4–6.1	5.12.3–14	17.1
2052	2.81.3–5.9	52.3–13.5	16.9
2053	2.81.3–5.9	4.92.3–13.3	16.7
2054	2.71.3–5.8	4.82.2–13.4	16.5
2055	2.71.3–5.8	4.72.1–13	16.3
2056	2.61.2–5.6	4.62.1–13.2	16.1
2057	2.61.2–5.6	4.52–12.8	15.9
2058	2.51.1–5.6	4.41.9–12.8	15.7
2059	2.51.1–5.5	4.32–12.8	15.5
2060	2.51–5.4	4.21.9–13	15.3
2061	2.41–5.4	4.21.9–13	15.1
2062	2.41–5.2	4.11.8–12.7	14.9
2063	2.41–5.2	41.7–12.2	14.7
2064	2.30.9–5.2	41.7–12.4	14.5
2065	2.30.9–5.2	3.91.7–12.1	14.3
2066	2.20.9–5.2	3.81.7–12	14.1
2067	2.20.8–5	3.81.6–11.5	13.9
2068	2.20.8–5	3.71.6–11.4	13.8
2069	2.20.8–4.9	3.71.6–11.5	13.6
2070	2.10.8–4.8	3.61.5–11.5	13.4
2071	2.10.8–4.8	3.61.5–11.4	13.2
2072	2.10.7–4.8	3.51.5–11.4	13
2073	20.7–4.8	3.41.4–11.7	12.9
2074	20.7–4.7	3.41.4–11.5	12.7
2075	20.7–4.6	3.41.4–11.4	12.6
2076	1.90.7–4.6	3.31.4–11.2	12.4
2077	1.90.7–4.4	3.31.3–10.5	12.3
2078	1.90.6–4.3	3.21.3–10.5	12.1
2079	1.90.6–4.3	3.21.2–10.5	12
2080	1.90.6–4.3	3.11.2–10.7	11.8
2081	1.80.6–4.3	3.11.2–10.2	11.7
2082	1.80.6–4.2	3.11.2–10.1	11.6
2083	1.80.6–4.3	31.2–9.9	11.5
2084	1.80.6–4.3	31.1–9.9	11.4
2085	1.70.5–4.3	31.1–9.5	11.3
2086	1.70.5–4.3	2.91.1–9.5	11.1
2087	1.70.5–4.3	2.91–9.3	11
2088	1.70.5–4.3	2.91–9.3	10.9
2089	1.60.5–4.2	2.81–9.1	10.8
2090	1.60.5–4.1	2.81–8.7	10.7
2091	1.60.5–4.1	2.80.9–8.7	10.6
2092	1.60.5–4.2	2.71–8.7	10.5
2093	1.60.4–4.2	2.70.9–8.8	10.4
2094	1.60.4–4.1	2.70.9–8.7	10.3
2095	1.50.4–4.1	2.60.9–8.7	10.1
2096	1.50.4–4.1	2.60.8–8.5	10
2097	1.50.4–4	2.60.8–8.2	9.9
2098	1.50.4–4	2.60.8–8.2	9.8
2099	1.40.4–4	2.50.8–7.8	9.7
2100	1.40.4–4	2.50.8–7.7	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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