Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Mexico or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 31,802 against 26,500 in Mexico as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths by region

Mexico

26,500

in 2024

Zimbabwe

31,802

in 2024

Mexico rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Mexico
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 31,802 against 26,500 in Mexico, a difference of 5,302.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	244,325	26,632	217,694	Mexico
1970s	207,998	31,817	176,181	Mexico
1980s	140,225	33,014	107,212	Mexico
1990s	88,381	35,286	53,095	Mexico
2000s	53,559	40,439	13,120	Mexico
2010s	37,771	31,471	6,300	Mexico
2020s	28,641	30,745	2,104	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Mexico or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 31,802 against 26,500 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Mexico and Zimbabwe?: 5,302, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.