Mexico vs South Sudan: Number of child deaths
Mexico
26,500 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
31,993 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
37th
South Sudan rank
34th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mexico
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 31,993 deaths against 26,500 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 5,493 deaths.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 257,887 deaths | 50,376 deaths | 207,511 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 244,325 deaths | 60,164 deaths | 184,161 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 207,998 deaths | 60,077 deaths | 147,920 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 140,225 deaths | 85,470 deaths | 54,755 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 88,381 deaths | 74,491 deaths | 13,890 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 53,559 deaths | 45,450 deaths | 8,109 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 37,771 deaths | 63,434 deaths | 25,663 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 28,641 deaths | 30,698 deaths | 2,057 deaths | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mexico or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 31,993 deaths against 26,500 deaths in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mexico and South Sudan?
- 5,493 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 34th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .