Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Number of infant deaths

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
119,831
in 2024
Mexico
24,487
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Mexico rank
33rd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 119,831 against 24,487 in Mexico, a difference of 95,344.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.9 times Mexico's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 414,852 76,046 338,806 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 241,176 47,190 193,986 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 164,048 34,148 129,900 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 127,638 26,386 101,252 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mexico?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 119,831 against 24,487 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
95,344, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.