Mexico vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths

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

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Mexico
  • Zambia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196019922024

How they compare

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 180,008 16,534 163,474 Mexico
1970s 165,343 19,977 145,367 Mexico
1980s 116,971 28,273 88,698 Mexico
1990s 76,046 38,851 37,195 Mexico
2000s 47,190 32,459 14,731 Mexico
2010s 34,148 25,538 8,609 Mexico
2020s 26,386 23,535 2,850 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 against 23,802 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mexico and Zambia?
685, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Mexico ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
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.