Mexico vs Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1
Mexico
21,114 deaths
in 2023
Zambia
26,166 deaths
in 2023
Mexico rank
35th
Zambia rank
32nd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 26,166 deaths against 21,114 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 5,052 deaths.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 200,679 deaths | 15,640 deaths | 185,040 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 184,816 deaths | 19,088 deaths | 165,728 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 160,275 deaths | 23,124 deaths | 137,150 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 111,702 deaths | 30,772 deaths | 80,930 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 73,044 deaths | 40,405 deaths | 32,639 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 45,572 deaths | 36,110 deaths | 9,462 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 30,808 deaths | 28,980 deaths | 1,827 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 22,704 deaths | 26,630 deaths | 3,926 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mexico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 26,166 deaths against 21,114 deaths in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mexico and Zambia?
- 5,052 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Mexico ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.