Mexico vs Zambia: Number of youth deaths
Mexico
32,315 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
38,234 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
37th
Zambia rank
34th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 38,234 deaths against 32,315 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 5,919 deaths.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,031 deaths | 73,014 deaths | 24,017 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 60,433 deaths | 59,034 deaths | 1,399 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 43,922 deaths | 42,492 deaths | 1,430 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 34,919 deaths | 38,316 deaths | 3,397 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Mexico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 38,234 deaths against 32,315 deaths in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Mexico and Zambia?
- 5,919 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th 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 youth 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 under fifteen years.