Mexico vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths

Mexico
24,487 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
23,802 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
33rd
Zambia rank
36th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Mexico
  • Zambia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195319882024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 24,487 deaths against 23,802 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 685 deaths.

Across all 71 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 181,448 deaths 13,992 deaths 167,456 deaths Mexico
1960s 180,008 deaths 16,534 deaths 163,474 deaths Mexico
1970s 165,343 deaths 19,977 deaths 145,367 deaths Mexico
1980s 116,971 deaths 28,273 deaths 88,698 deaths Mexico
1990s 76,046 deaths 38,851 deaths 37,195 deaths Mexico
2000s 47,190 deaths 32,459 deaths 14,731 deaths Mexico
2010s 34,148 deaths 25,538 deaths 8,609 deaths Mexico
2020s 26,386 deaths 23,535 deaths 2,850 deaths Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mexico or Zambia?
Mexico, at 24,487 deaths against 23,802 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mexico and Zambia?
685 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Mexico ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .