Mexico vs Turkey: Number of child deaths by age
Mexico
2,013 deaths
in 2024
Turkey
1,804 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
50th
Turkey rank
52nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2,013 deaths against 1,804 deaths in Turkey, a difference of 209 deaths.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82,666 deaths | 93,602 deaths | 10,936 deaths | Turkey |
| 1960s | 64,317 deaths | 78,342 deaths | 14,025 deaths | Turkey |
| 1970s | 42,655 deaths | 51,504 deaths | 8,849 deaths | Turkey |
| 1980s | 23,254 deaths | 28,171 deaths | 4,917 deaths | Turkey |
| 1990s | 12,335 deaths | 14,097 deaths | 1,762 deaths | Turkey |
| 2000s | 6,369 deaths | 6,539 deaths | 170.3 deaths | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3,623 deaths | 3,203 deaths | 420.5 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2,256 deaths | 2,749 deaths | 493 deaths | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 2,013 deaths against 1,804 deaths in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Mexico and Turkey?
- 209 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Mexico ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .