Mexico vs United States: Number of under-five deaths
Mexico
26,500
in 2024
United States
23,685
in 2024
Mexico rank
37th
United States rank
40th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 26,500 against 23,685 in United States, a difference of 2,815.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 197 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244,325 | 110,521 | 133,804 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 207,998 | 67,780 | 140,218 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 140,225 | 49,503 | 90,722 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 88,381 | 38,600 | 49,781 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 53,559 | 32,117 | 21,442 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 37,771 | 26,954 | 10,817 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28,641 | 23,938 | 4,703 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 26,500 against 23,685 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Mexico and United States?
- 2,815, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.