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
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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .