Jordan vs Mexico: Child mortality
Jordan
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan rank
109th
Mexico rank
108th
Child mortality over time
- Jordan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Jordan, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mexico ahead.
Jordan ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 108th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1810s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1820s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1830s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1840s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1850s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1860s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1870s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1880s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1890s | 42.12 deaths per 100 live births | 49.56 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1900s | 41.8 deaths per 100 live births | 46.63 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1910s | 40.95 deaths per 100 live births | 44.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1920s | 39.96 deaths per 100 live births | 37.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1930s | 37.96 deaths per 100 live births | 31.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1940s | 32.26 deaths per 100 live births | 25.6 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1950s | 21.66 deaths per 100 live births | 20.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1960s | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 13.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8824 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 7.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5508 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0431 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0059 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0099 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Jordan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Jordan and Mexico?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mexico?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Mexico rank globally for child mortality?
- Jordan ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 108th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.