Ecuador vs Mexico: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in Ecuador and 10.4 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.07 times that in Ecuador.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Ecuador.
In 2023, Ecuador ranked 126 and Mexico ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ecuador at 2.3 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	Ecuador	Mexico	World
2023	9.6	10.4	27.3
2022	10	10.9	28.2
2021	10.3	11.1	28.4
2020	10.7	11.4	28.7
2019	11	11.8	29.2
2018	11.4	12.2	29.7
2017	11.8	12.6	30.3
2016	12.3	13.1	31.1
2015	12.6	13.5	32.1
2014	13.1	14	32.9
2013	13.6	14.4	33.9
2012	14.2	14.9	35
2011	14.8	15.4	36.8
2010	15.5	15.9	37.7
2009	16.1	16.4	39.1
2008	16.9	17	40.4
2007	17.5	17.6	42
2006	18.3	18.2	43.7
2005	19.1	18.9	45.4
2004	19.9	19.6	47.2
2003	20.8	20.4	48.8
2002	21.7	21.3	50.6
2001	22.8	22.2	52.2
2000	24	23.2	53.7
1999	25.4	24.2	55.5
1998	27	25.3	57.1
1997	28.6	26.5	58.3
1996	30.3	27.7	59.6
1995	32.2	29	60.8
1994	34.1	30.4	62
1993	36.2	31.8	62.9
1992	38.1	33.2	64.1
1991	40.2	34.8	64.9
1990	42	36.3	64.9
1989	44	38	66.2
1988	46	39.7	68
1987	48.3	41.4	68.6
1986	50.6	43.3	70.8
1985	53.1	45.2	72.9
1984	55.8	47.1	74.6
1983	58.9	49.2	76.1
1982	61.6	51.3	76.6
1981	64.5	53.4	78.7
1980	67.5	55.6	80.6
1979	70.4	57.9	82.5
1978	73.4	60.2	84.7
1977	76.4	62.5	86.4
1976	79.4	64.8	88.1
1975	82.4	67.2	89.6
1974	85.4	69.6	90.9
1973	88.4	72	92.1
1972	91	74.5	93.6
1971	93.2	77	96.1
1970	95.6	79.6	96.9
1969	97.9	82.2	98.3
1968	99.7	84.8	100.2
1967	101.5	87.4	103.1
1966	103.2	90.2	104.9
1965	105.1	93.1	106.4
1964	107.4	96	106.1
1963	109.9	99.2	107.7
1962	112.4	102.5	110.2
1961	115	106	121.5
1960	118	109.8	131.8
1959	121	113.8	125.7
1958	123.9	118	117.7
1957	126.6	122.4	120
1956	129.1	127	121.9
1955	131.3	131.8	124.8
1954	133.2	136.8	127.7
1953	135	141.9	130.1
1952	136.4	147.1	132.7
1951	137.9	152.2	136
1950	139.5	157.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ecuador	Mexico	World
2024	9.88.2–12	10.38.5–12.8	26.9
2025	9.67.5–12.7	107.6–13.4	26.4
2026	9.36.9–13.1	9.76.9–14	25.9
2027	9.16.4–13.4	9.46.3–14.4	25.4
2028	8.85.9–13.7	9.16–14.5	24.9
2029	8.65.6–13.6	8.85.7–14.7	24.5
2030	8.35.4–13.6	8.55.3–15	24
2031	8.15.1–13.6	8.25–14.6	23.6
2032	7.94.7–13.6	84.7–14.9	23.2
2033	7.74.6–13.8	7.74.6–15.1	22.8
2034	7.54.3–14.1	7.54.3–15	22.3
2035	7.34.2–13.7	7.34.2–15.2	21.9
2036	7.13.9–13.6	74–14.7	21.5
2037	6.93.7–14	6.83.8–14.5	21.1
2038	6.73.6–14.1	6.73.6–14.3	20.8
2039	6.63.4–14.4	6.53.4–14.4	20.4
2040	6.43.3–13.8	6.43.2–14.4	20
2041	6.23.2–13.7	6.33.2–14.7	19.7
2042	6.13.1–13.4	6.13.1–14.7	19.4
2043	5.92.9–13.2	63–14.8	19
2044	5.82.8–13	5.92.9–14.9	18.7
2045	5.62.8–13.2	5.82.9–14.9	18.4
2046	5.52.7–12.8	5.62.8–14.6	18.2
2047	5.32.7–12.6	5.52.7–14.3	17.9
2048	5.22.6–12.4	5.42.6–14.4	17.7
2049	5.12.5–12.1	5.32.5–14.2	17.5
2050	52.4–12.5	5.22.4–13.9	17.3
2051	4.82.4–12.4	5.12.3–14	17.1
2052	4.72.3–12.3	52.3–13.5	16.9
2053	4.62.2–12.2	4.92.3–13.3	16.7
2054	4.52.1–11.8	4.82.2–13.4	16.5
2055	4.42.1–11.7	4.72.1–13	16.3
2056	4.32.1–11.7	4.62.1–13.2	16.1
2057	4.32–11.2	4.52–12.8	15.9
2058	4.21.9–11.2	4.41.9–12.8	15.7
2059	4.11.8–10.8	4.32–12.8	15.5
2060	41.8–10.6	4.21.9–13	15.3
2061	3.91.7–10.5	4.21.9–13	15.1
2062	3.91.7–10.6	4.11.8–12.7	14.9
2063	3.81.6–10.3	41.7–12.2	14.7
2064	3.71.6–10.2	41.7–12.4	14.5
2065	3.71.6–10.3	3.91.7–12.1	14.3
2066	3.61.5–10.2	3.81.7–12	14.1
2067	3.51.4–10.1	3.81.6–11.5	13.9
2068	3.51.4–10	3.71.6–11.4	13.8
2069	3.41.4–9.6	3.71.6–11.5	13.6
2070	3.41.4–9.3	3.61.5–11.5	13.4
2071	3.31.3–9.5	3.61.5–11.4	13.2
2072	3.31.3–9	3.51.5–11.4	13
2073	3.21.2–8.9	3.41.4–11.7	12.9
2074	3.21.2–8.8	3.41.4–11.5	12.7
2075	3.11.2–8.8	3.41.4–11.4	12.6
2076	3.11.2–8.7	3.31.4–11.2	12.4
2077	31.1–8.8	3.31.3–10.5	12.3
2078	31.1–8.5	3.21.3–10.5	12.1
2079	2.91.1–8.4	3.21.2–10.5	12
2080	2.91–8.3	3.11.2–10.7	11.8
2081	2.81–8.1	3.11.2–10.2	11.7
2082	2.81–7.8	3.11.2–10.1	11.6
2083	2.80.9–7.8	31.2–9.9	11.5
2084	2.70.9–7.7	31.1–9.9	11.4
2085	2.70.9–7.5	31.1–9.5	11.3
2086	2.70.9–7.4	2.91.1–9.5	11.1
2087	2.60.9–7.5	2.91–9.3	11
2088	2.60.9–7.5	2.91–9.3	10.9
2089	2.60.9–7.2	2.81–9.1	10.8
2090	2.50.9–7.2	2.81–8.7	10.7
2091	2.50.8–7.1	2.80.9–8.7	10.6
2092	2.50.8–7	2.71–8.7	10.5
2093	2.40.8–6.9	2.70.9–8.8	10.4
2094	2.40.7–6.9	2.70.9–8.7	10.3
2095	2.40.7–6.7	2.60.9–8.7	10.1
2096	2.40.7–6.7	2.60.8–8.5	10
2097	2.30.7–6.6	2.60.8–8.2	9.9
2098	2.30.7–6.8	2.60.8–8.2	9.8
2099	2.30.7–6.3	2.50.8–7.8	9.7
2100	2.30.7–6.3	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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