Which has higher number of child deaths, Iraq or Mexico?

Mexico, at 26,500 deaths against 25,396 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Iraq and Mexico?

1,104 deaths, with Mexico ahead.

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

67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Mexico: Number of child deaths

Iraq

25,396 deaths

in 2024

Mexico

26,500 deaths

in 2024

Iraq rank

38th

Mexico rank

37th

Number of child deaths over time

Iraq
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 26,500 deaths against 25,396 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 1,104 deaths.

Across all 67 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	48,554 deaths	260,724 deaths	212,170 deaths	Mexico
1960s	49,810 deaths	244,325 deaths	194,515 deaths	Mexico
1970s	43,603 deaths	207,998 deaths	164,395 deaths	Mexico
1980s	39,777 deaths	140,225 deaths	100,448 deaths	Mexico
1990s	40,216 deaths	88,381 deaths	48,165 deaths	Mexico
2000s	37,258 deaths	53,559 deaths	16,301 deaths	Mexico
2010s	33,950 deaths	37,771 deaths	3,821 deaths	Mexico
2020s	26,554 deaths	28,641 deaths	2,087 deaths	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Iraq or Mexico?: Mexico, at 26,500 deaths against 25,396 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Iraq and Mexico?: 1,104 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?: 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for number of child deaths?: Iraq ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 37th 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .