Ecuador vs Mexico: Child mortality rate
Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador rank
108th
Mexico rank
107th
Child mortality rate 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 108th and Mexico ranks 107th of 200 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 | 15.57 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 | 9.06 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 | 0.577 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.141 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.091 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.06 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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 rate?
- Ecuador ranks 108th and Mexico ranks 107th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.