What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Honduras and Mexico?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mexico?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Mexico: Mortality rate, neonatal

Honduras

8.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mexico

8.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Honduras rank

97th

Mexico rank

99th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Honduras
Mexico

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 8.4 per 1,000 live births against 8.2 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mexico ahead.

Honduras ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 99th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.89 per 1,000 live births	35.91 per 1,000 live births	1.02 per 1,000 live births	Mexico
1980s	27.08 per 1,000 live births	26.01 per 1,000 live births	1.07 per 1,000 live births	Honduras
1990s	19.84 per 1,000 live births	18.72 per 1,000 live births	1.12 per 1,000 live births	Honduras
2000s	15.83 per 1,000 live births	10.56 per 1,000 live births	5.27 per 1,000 live births	Honduras
2010s	11.73 per 1,000 live births	8.84 per 1,000 live births	2.89 per 1,000 live births	Honduras
2020s	9 per 1,000 live births	8.8 per 1,000 live births	0.2 per 1,000 live births	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Honduras or Mexico?: Honduras, at 8.4 per 1,000 live births against 8.2 per 1,000 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Honduras and Mexico?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mexico?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Mexico rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Honduras ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 99th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.