Brazil vs Mexico: Infant mortality rate by sex
Brazil
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
104th
Mexico rank
103rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Brazil, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 104th and Mexico ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.64 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1960s | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8662 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1503 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1148 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0362 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Brazil ranks 104th 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 rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .