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
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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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.