Cook Islands vs Mexico: Infant mortality by sex

Cook Islands
1.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
106th
Mexico rank
103rd

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Mexico
051015195119872024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 72 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 103rd of 199 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 12.09 deaths per 100 live births 13 deaths per 100 live births 0.9174 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1960s 6.91 deaths per 100 live births 10.2 deaths per 100 live births 3.29 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1970s 3.48 deaths per 100 live births 7.78 deaths per 100 live births 4.3 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1980s 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 5.35 deaths per 100 live births 2.9 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1990s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 3.44 deaths per 100 live births 1.29 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2000s 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 2.23 deaths per 100 live births 0.733 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2010s 1.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.4034 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2020s 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.0733 deaths per 100 live births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Cook Islands or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Cook Islands and Mexico?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Mexico?
72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Mexico rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Cook Islands ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 103rd 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .