Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Number of neonatal deaths
Mexico
16,661 deaths
in 2024
Zimbabwe
16,739 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Mexico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16,739 deaths against 16,661 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 78 deaths.
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 199 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 deaths | 7,354 deaths | 89,549 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 87,321 deaths | 9,793 deaths | 77,528 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 62,835 deaths | 10,631 deaths | 52,203 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 45,796 deaths | 7,635 deaths | 38,160 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 24,713 deaths | 11,477 deaths | 13,236 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19,636 deaths | 13,828 deaths | 5,808 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 18,140 deaths | 16,119 deaths | 2,021 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Mexico or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16,739 deaths against 16,661 deaths in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Mexico and Zimbabwe?
- 78 deaths, 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?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .