Honduras vs Mexico: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 13 per 1,000 live births in Honduras and 10.4 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Honduras, by 2.6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.25 times that in Mexico.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Honduras has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Honduras ranked 100 and Mexico ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Honduras at 3.1 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	Honduras	Mexico	World
2023	13	10.4	27.3
2022	13.4	10.9	28.2
2021	13.9	11.1	28.4
2020	14.4	11.4	28.7
2019	14.9	11.8	29.2
2018	15.4	12.2	29.7
2017	15.9	12.6	30.3
2016	16.5	13.1	31.1
2015	17.1	13.5	32.1
2014	17.7	14	32.9
2013	18.3	14.4	33.9
2012	19	14.9	35
2011	19.7	15.4	36.8
2010	20.6	15.9	37.7
2009	21.1	16.4	39.1
2008	22	17	40.4
2007	22.8	17.6	42
2006	23.6	18.2	43.7
2005	24.6	18.9	45.4
2004	25.6	19.6	47.2
2003	26.7	20.4	48.8
2002	27.8	21.3	50.6
2001	29	22.2	52.2
2000	30.2	23.2	53.7
1999	31.6	24.2	55.5
1998	41.5	25.3	57.1
1997	34.2	26.5	58.3
1996	35.6	27.7	59.6
1995	37.2	29	60.8
1994	38.9	30.4	62
1993	41	31.8	62.9
1992	42	33.2	64.1
1991	43.8	34.8	64.9
1990	45.7	36.3	64.9
1989	47.7	38	66.2
1988	49.9	39.7	68
1987	52.1	41.4	68.6
1986	54.4	43.3	70.8
1985	56.9	45.2	72.9
1984	59.5	47.1	74.6
1983	62.1	49.2	76.1
1982	65	51.3	76.6
1981	67.7	53.4	78.7
1980	70.6	55.6	80.6
1979	73.6	57.9	82.5
1978	76.6	60.2	84.7
1977	79.7	62.5	86.4
1976	82.8	64.8	88.1
1975	85.9	67.2	89.6
1974	97.3	69.6	90.9
1973	94.4	72	92.1
1972	95.5	74.5	93.6
1971	98.8	77	96.1
1970	102	79.6	96.9
1969	105.4	82.2	98.3
1968	108.9	84.8	100.2
1967	112.4	87.4	103.1
1966	116	90.2	104.9
1965	119.8	93.1	106.4
1964	123.5	96	106.1
1963	127.2	99.2	107.7
1962	131	102.5	110.2
1961	135.2	106	121.5
1960	138.6	109.8	131.8
1959	142.4	113.8	125.7
1958	146.1	118	117.7
1957	149.7	122.4	120
1956	153.2	127	121.9
1955	156.5	131.8	124.8
1954	159.5	136.8	127.7
1953	162.3	141.9	130.1
1952	164.9	147.1	132.7
1951	167.4	152.2	136
1950	169.9	157.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Honduras	Mexico	World
2024	12.69.8–16.4	10.38.5–12.8	26.9
2025	12.28.7–18	107.6–13.4	26.4
2026	11.97.6–18.6	9.76.9–14	25.9
2027	11.57–19.8	9.46.3–14.4	25.4
2028	11.26.6–20.7	9.16–14.5	24.9
2029	10.96.1–21.3	8.85.7–14.7	24.5
2030	10.65.8–20.7	8.55.3–15	24
2031	10.35.3–21.5	8.25–14.6	23.6
2032	105.1–22.2	84.7–14.9	23.2
2033	9.85–22.7	7.74.6–15.1	22.8
2034	9.54.6–22.3	7.54.3–15	22.3
2035	9.24.3–22.3	7.34.2–15.2	21.9
2036	94.3–23.1	74–14.7	21.5
2037	8.73.9–22.1	6.83.8–14.5	21.1
2038	8.53.8–22.2	6.73.6–14.3	20.8
2039	8.33.7–22.7	6.53.4–14.4	20.4
2040	83.5–22.1	6.43.2–14.4	20
2041	7.83.3–21.8	6.33.2–14.7	19.7
2042	7.63.2–22.1	6.13.1–14.7	19.4
2043	7.43–22	63–14.8	19
2044	7.23–21.9	5.92.9–14.9	18.7
2045	72.8–21.5	5.82.9–14.9	18.4
2046	6.82.8–21.9	5.62.8–14.6	18.2
2047	6.62.7–21.7	5.52.7–14.3	17.9
2048	6.52.5–21.2	5.42.6–14.4	17.7
2049	6.32.5–20.3	5.32.5–14.2	17.5
2050	6.12.3–20.9	5.22.4–13.9	17.3
2051	62.3–21.3	5.12.3–14	17.1
2052	5.82.2–20.4	52.3–13.5	16.9
2053	5.72.2–20.2	4.92.3–13.3	16.7
2054	5.72.2–20.7	4.82.2–13.4	16.5
2055	5.62.1–19.5	4.72.1–13	16.3
2056	5.52–19.5	4.62.1–13.2	16.1
2057	5.42–19	4.52–12.8	15.9
2058	5.32–20	4.41.9–12.8	15.7
2059	5.21.9–19.7	4.32–12.8	15.5
2060	5.11.9–19.9	4.21.9–13	15.3
2061	51.8–20	4.21.9–13	15.1
2062	4.91.9–19.6	4.11.8–12.7	14.9
2063	4.91.8–19.6	41.7–12.2	14.7
2064	4.81.8–19.3	41.7–12.4	14.5
2065	4.71.8–18.9	3.91.7–12.1	14.3
2066	4.61.7–18.6	3.81.7–12	14.1
2067	4.51.7–19.2	3.81.6–11.5	13.9
2068	4.51.6–18.7	3.71.6–11.4	13.8
2069	4.41.6–18.5	3.71.6–11.5	13.6
2070	4.31.7–19	3.61.5–11.5	13.4
2071	4.31.6–19.5	3.61.5–11.4	13.2
2072	4.21.6–19.9	3.51.5–11.4	13
2073	4.21.6–18.8	3.41.4–11.7	12.9
2074	4.11.6–18.8	3.41.4–11.5	12.7
2075	41.5–19.1	3.41.4–11.4	12.6
2076	41.5–19	3.31.4–11.2	12.4
2077	3.91.5–19.3	3.31.3–10.5	12.3
2078	3.91.5–19.4	3.21.3–10.5	12.1
2079	3.81.5–19.8	3.21.2–10.5	12
2080	3.81.4–19.1	3.11.2–10.7	11.8
2081	3.71.4–18.2	3.11.2–10.2	11.7
2082	3.71.4–17.8	3.11.2–10.1	11.6
2083	3.61.4–17.9	31.2–9.9	11.5
2084	3.61.4–17.1	31.1–9.9	11.4
2085	3.61.4–17.4	31.1–9.5	11.3
2086	3.51.4–16.5	2.91.1–9.5	11.1
2087	3.51.3–16.9	2.91–9.3	11
2088	3.51.3–16.3	2.91–9.3	10.9
2089	3.41.2–16.5	2.81–9.1	10.8
2090	3.41.2–16.5	2.81–8.7	10.7
2091	3.31.2–15.8	2.80.9–8.7	10.6
2092	3.31.1–15.4	2.71–8.7	10.5
2093	3.31.1–15.6	2.70.9–8.8	10.4
2094	3.21.1–15.6	2.70.9–8.7	10.3
2095	3.21.1–14.7	2.60.9–8.7	10.1
2096	3.21.1–15.3	2.60.8–8.5	10
2097	3.21.1–14.6	2.60.8–8.2	9.9
2098	3.11–14.4	2.60.8–8.2	9.8
2099	3.11–14.4	2.50.8–7.8	9.7
2100	3.11–15.3	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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