Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths
Mexico
26,500 deaths
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31,802 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mexico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31,802 deaths against 26,500 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 5,302 deaths.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 257,887 deaths | 26,019 deaths | 231,868 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 244,325 deaths | 26,632 deaths | 217,694 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 207,998 deaths | 31,817 deaths | 176,181 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 140,225 deaths | 33,014 deaths | 107,212 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 88,381 deaths | 35,286 deaths | 53,095 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 53,559 deaths | 40,439 deaths | 13,120 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 37,771 deaths | 31,471 deaths | 6,300 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28,641 deaths | 30,745 deaths | 2,104 deaths | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mexico or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31,802 deaths against 26,500 deaths in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mexico and Zimbabwe?
- 5,302 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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 .