Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths by age
Mexico
2,013 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,068 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,068 deaths against 2,013 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 55 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82,666 deaths | 4,470 deaths | 78,197 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 64,317 deaths | 4,052 deaths | 60,266 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 42,655 deaths | 3,382 deaths | 39,272 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 23,254 deaths | 2,758 deaths | 20,496 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12,335 deaths | 2,683 deaths | 9,652 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6,369 deaths | 2,831 deaths | 3,538 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3,623 deaths | 2,763 deaths | 859.9 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2,256 deaths | 2,226 deaths | 29.8 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,068 deaths against 2,013 deaths in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Mexico ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .