Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Mexico
16,661
in 2024
Zimbabwe
16,739
in 2024
Mexico rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Mexico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16,739 against 16,661 in Mexico, a difference of 78.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,903 | 7,354 | 89,549 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 87,321 | 9,793 | 77,528 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 62,835 | 10,631 | 52,203 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 45,796 | 7,635 | 38,160 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 24,713 | 11,477 | 13,236 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19,636 | 13,828 | 5,808 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 18,140 | 16,119 | 2,021 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Mexico or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16,739 against 16,661 in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Mexico and Zimbabwe?
- 78, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.