Mexico vs South Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Mexico
24,487 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
24,071 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
35th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Mexico
- South Sudan
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24,487 deaths against 24,071 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 416 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 180,419 deaths | 27,805 deaths | 152,614 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 180,008 deaths | 32,227 deaths | 147,781 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 165,343 deaths | 32,989 deaths | 132,354 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 116,971 deaths | 44,211 deaths | 72,760 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 76,046 deaths | 41,196 deaths | 34,850 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 47,190 deaths | 31,987 deaths | 15,203 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 34,148 deaths | 40,704 deaths | 6,556 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 26,386 deaths | 22,933 deaths | 3,453 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mexico or South Sudan?
- Mexico, at 24,487 deaths against 24,071 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mexico and South Sudan?
- 416 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Mexico ranks 33rd and South Sudan 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 infant 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 1 .