Jordan vs Mexico: Child mortality rate

Jordan
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan rank
108th
Mexico rank
107th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Jordan
  • Mexico
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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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 108th and Mexico ranks 107th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 21.01 deaths per 100 live births 19.92 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1960s 12.19 deaths per 100 live births 13.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.882 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1970s 7.27 deaths per 100 live births 9.06 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 0.552 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2000s 2.25 deaths per 100 live births 2.29 deaths per 100 live births 0.043 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2010s 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.69 deaths per 100 live births 0.006 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2020s 1.37 deaths per 100 live births 1.38 deaths per 100 live births 0.012 deaths per 100 live births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Mexico rank globally for child mortality rate?
Jordan 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.