Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Mexico or South Africa?

South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 15,650 deaths in Mexico as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Mexico and South Africa?

5,798 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Mexico vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Mexico

15,650 deaths

in 2019

South Africa

21,448 deaths

in 2019

Mexico rank

30th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Mexico
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21,448 deaths against 15,650 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 5,798 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61,096 deaths	24,973 deaths	36,122 deaths	Mexico
1960s	68,913 deaths	27,937 deaths	40,976 deaths	Mexico
1970s	74,243 deaths	29,729 deaths	44,515 deaths	Mexico
1980s	59,428 deaths	28,128 deaths	31,301 deaths	Mexico
1990s	43,205 deaths	26,888 deaths	16,317 deaths	Mexico
2000s	29,762 deaths	32,048 deaths	2,285 deaths	South Africa
2010s	19,755 deaths	25,342 deaths	5,587 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Mexico or South Africa?: South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 15,650 deaths in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Mexico and South Africa?: 5,798 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Mexico ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.