Ecuador vs Mexico: Mortality rate, under-5

Ecuador
12.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ecuador rank
106th
Mexico rank
105th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 105th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 155.75 per 1,000 live births 130.76 per 1,000 live births 24.99 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1970s 116.66 per 1,000 live births 90.64 per 1,000 live births 26.02 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1980s 72.39 per 1,000 live births 58.71 per 1,000 live births 13.68 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1990s 42.09 per 1,000 live births 36.32 per 1,000 live births 5.77 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
2000s 24.32 per 1,000 live births 22.91 per 1,000 live births 1.41 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
2010s 15.96 per 1,000 live births 16.87 per 1,000 live births 0.91 per 1,000 live births Mexico
2020s 13.22 per 1,000 live births 13.82 per 1,000 live births 0.6 per 1,000 live births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Ecuador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ecuador and Mexico?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Ecuador ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 105th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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, under-5 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.