Mexico vs United States

Mexico vs United States: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 2.02 times that in United States.

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

Mexico vs United States: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 2.02 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1951.
  • In 2024, Mexico ranked 107 and United States ranked 146 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

YearMexicoUnited StatesWorld
20241.30.73.7
20231.30.73.8
20221.40.74
20211.40.74
20201.50.73.9
20191.50.74
20181.50.74
20171.60.74.1
20161.60.74.2
20151.70.74.3
20141.70.74.4
20131.80.74.5
20121.80.74.7
20111.80.75
20101.90.75.1
200920.85.3
200820.85.5
20072.10.85.7
20062.10.86
20052.20.86.2
20042.30.86.6
20032.40.86.8
20022.50.87.1
20012.60.87.4
20002.70.87.7
19992.90.97.9
199830.98.3
19973.20.98.4
19963.30.98.6
19953.518.8
19943.718.9
19933.919.1
19924.11.19.2
19914.31.19.3
19904.51.19.4
19894.71.29.5
19884.91.210
19875.21.29.9
19865.41.210.3
19855.71.310.6
198461.310.9
19836.21.311.1
19826.51.411.2
19816.91.411.6
19807.21.511.9
19797.51.611.9
19787.91.612.3
19778.21.712.6
19768.51.812.8
19758.91.913.1
19749.2213.3
19739.62.113.5
19729.92.213.7
197110.32.213.9
197010.72.314.2
196911.12.414.6
196811.52.515
196711.92.615.3
196612.32.615.1
196512.72.715.1
196413.22.815.7
196313.72.816.2
196214.22.917
196114.8318.8
196015.5320.2
195916.23.119.9
1958173.119.7
195717.83.220.5
195618.73.221.3
195519.73.322.3
195420.83.422.8
195321.93.523.3
195223.13.623.9
195124.33.724.3
1950–3.824.7
1949–3.924.9
1948–424.9
1947–4.325.5
1946–4.725.8
1945–4.826.7
1944–527.4
1943–5.427.7
1942–5.527.9
1941–627.8
1940–6.227.9
1939–6.328
1938–728.7
1937–7.428.8
1936–7.629.1
1935–7.529.5
1934–830.7
1933–7.330.5
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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