Which has higher number of deaths, Italy or Mexico?

Mexico, at 799,360 deaths against 663,444 deaths in Italy as of 2023.

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

135,916 deaths, with Mexico ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Mexico: Number of deaths

Italy

663,444 deaths

in 2023

Mexico

799,360 deaths

in 2023

Italy rank

16th

Mexico rank

13th

Number of deaths over time

Italy
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 799,360 deaths against 663,444 deaths in Italy, a difference of 135,916 deaths.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Italy ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	466,293 deaths	552,798 deaths	86,505 deaths	Mexico
1960s	505,971 deaths	503,965 deaths	2,006 deaths	Italy
1970s	537,241 deaths	487,849 deaths	49,392 deaths	Italy
1980s	543,724 deaths	474,400 deaths	69,324 deaths	Italy
1990s	558,730 deaths	518,905 deaths	39,825 deaths	Italy
2000s	564,471 deaths	584,136 deaths	19,666 deaths	Mexico
2010s	618,674 deaths	700,325 deaths	81,651 deaths	Mexico
2020s	707,410 deaths	964,369 deaths	256,959 deaths	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Italy or Mexico?: Mexico, at 799,360 deaths against 663,444 deaths in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Italy and Mexico?: 135,916 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for number of deaths?: Italy ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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