Mexico vs Samoa: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mexico
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa
1.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
103rd
Samoa rank
101st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mexico
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1960s | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | 6.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.419 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0512 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0066 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Mexico or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Mexico and Samoa?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Samoa?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Samoa rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Mexico ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st 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 .