Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Mexico?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 123,122 against 24,487 in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Mexico?

98,635, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mexico?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Mexico: Number of infant deaths

Latin America & Caribbean

123,122

in 2024

Mexico

24,487

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Mexico rank

33rd

Number of infant deaths over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 123,122 against 24,487 in Mexico, a difference of 98,635.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 5.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	423,704	76,046	347,658	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	247,066	47,190	199,876	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	168,678	34,148	134,530	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	131,078	26,386	104,692	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Mexico?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 123,122 against 24,487 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Mexico?: 98,635, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mexico?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mexico rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st 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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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: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.