Mexico vs Sudan

Mexico vs Sudan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico and 6.2 per 100 live births in Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 4.9 per 100 live births, or 4.7 times that in Mexico.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Mexico vs Sudan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico and 6.2 per 100 live births in Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 4.9 per 100 live births, or 4.7 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher since 1956, when it overtook Mexico.
  • In 2024, Mexico ranked 107 and Sudan ranked 20 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearMexicoSudanWorld
20241.36.23.7
20231.36.33.8
20221.45.14
20211.45.34
20201.55.43.9
20191.55.64
20181.55.84
20171.664.1
20161.66.24.2
20151.76.44.3
20141.76.54.4
20131.86.74.5
20121.86.94.7
20111.87.15
20101.97.35.1
200927.65.3
200827.85.5
20072.185.7
20062.18.36
20052.29.96.2
20042.310.16.6
20032.49.26.8
20022.59.57.1
20012.69.97.4
20002.710.27.7
19992.910.57.9
1998314.88.3
19973.211.28.4
19963.311.58.6
19953.511.88.8
19943.712.18.9
19933.912.39.1
19924.112.69.2
19914.312.89.3
19904.513.19.4
19894.713.39.5
19884.929.710
19875.213.89.9
19865.413.910.3
19855.717.810.6
1984618.110.9
19836.218.311.1
19826.514.511.2
19816.914.711.6
19807.214.811.9
19797.514.911.9
19787.91512.3
19778.215.112.6
19768.515.312.8
19758.915.413.1
19749.215.513.3
19739.615.613.5
19729.915.713.7
197110.315.813.9
197010.715.914.2
196911.11614.6
196811.516.115
196711.916.315.3
196612.316.515.1
196512.716.715.1
196413.216.915.7
196313.717.116.2
196214.217.417
196114.817.618.8
196015.517.920.2
195916.218.219.9
19581718.519.7
195717.818.820.5
195618.719.121.3
195519.719.422.3
195420.819.722.8
195321.92023.3
195223.1–23.9
195124.3–24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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