Ecuador vs Mexico: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador rank
109th
Mexico rank
106th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 17.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 15.58 deaths per 100 live births | 13.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 7.24 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5785 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1404 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0886 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0611 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Ecuador ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 106th of 198 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 Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 under five years, per 100 live births .