Mexico vs Mongolia: Child mortality rate

Mexico
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mongolia
1.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
107th
Mongolia rank
104th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.34 deaths per 100 live births against 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 107th and Mongolia ranks 104th of 199 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Mongolia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.68 deaths per 100 live births 16.95 deaths per 100 live births 9.27 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1980s 5.87 deaths per 100 live births 13.57 deaths per 100 live births 7.7 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1990s 3.63 deaths per 100 live births 8.73 deaths per 100 live births 5.1 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2000s 2.29 deaths per 100 live births 4.37 deaths per 100 live births 2.08 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2010s 1.69 deaths per 100 live births 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.3395 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2020s 1.38 deaths per 100 live births 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.0197 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Mexico or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 1.34 deaths per 100 live births against 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mexico and Mongolia?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Mongolia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Mongolia rank globally for child mortality rate?
Mexico ranks 107th and Mongolia ranks 104th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .