Mexico vs Samoa: Infant mortality rate

Mexico
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa
1.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
102nd
Samoa rank
101st

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100 live births against 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 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 102nd 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 12.12 deaths per 100 live births 9.17 deaths per 100 live births 2.95 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1960s 9.44 deaths per 100 live births 6.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.65 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1970s 7.17 deaths per 100 live births 4.4 deaths per 100 live births 2.77 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1980s 4.89 deaths per 100 live births 2.8 deaths per 100 live births 2.09 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
1990s 3.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2000s 2.02 deaths per 100 live births 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 0.4643 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2010s 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.0429 deaths per 100 live births Mexico
2020s 1.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 0.0203 deaths per 100 live births Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mexico or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.23 deaths per 100 live births against 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mexico and Samoa?
0.02 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?
Mexico ranks 102nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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