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
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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About this data
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.