Jordan vs Mexico: Infant mortality rate
Jordan
1.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan rank
105th
Mexico rank
102nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Jordan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Jordan, 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 Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 105th and Mexico ranks 102nd of 199 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 | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births | 12.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1960s | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3583 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 7.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4275 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0202 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0023 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Jordan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Jordan and Mexico?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mexico?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Mexico rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Jordan ranks 105th and Mexico ranks 102nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .