What is child mortality in Mexico?

Child mortality in Mexico was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 54.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1893.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mexico rank for child mortality?

Mexico ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Mexico

Name: Child mortality in Mexico
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Child mortality was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.31 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

108th

of 203 countries

All-time high

54.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1893

All-time low

1.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Mexico, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1.31 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Mexico peaked at 54.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1893 and was at its lowest, 1.31 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mexico ranks 108th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Mexico, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	50.49 deaths per 100 live births	+3.6%
1892	52.31 deaths per 100 live births	+3.6%
1893	54.2 deaths per 100 live births	+3.6%
1894	49.15 deaths per 100 live births	-9.3%
1895	45.05 deaths per 100 live births	-8.3%
1896	46.01 deaths per 100 live births	+2.1%
1897	49.72 deaths per 100 live births	+8.1%
1898	48.52 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1899	51.47 deaths per 100 live births	+6.1%
1900	47.61 deaths per 100 live births	-7.5%
1901	48.86 deaths per 100 live births	+2.6%
1902	46.39 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1903	45.92 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1904	45.31 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1905	48.47 deaths per 100 live births	+7.0%
1906	46.82 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
1907	46.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
1908	45.54 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1909	44.76 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
1910	47.15 deaths per 100 live births	+5.3%
1911	46.48 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1912	45.68 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
1913	45.02 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1914	44.37 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1915	43.61 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
1916	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1917	42.35 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1918	41.61 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1919	41 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1920	40.4 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1921	39.69 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1922	39.1 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1923	37.93 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1924	38.67 deaths per 100 live births	+2.0%
1925	39.42 deaths per 100 live births	+1.9%
1926	36.83 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1927	30.08 deaths per 100 live births	-18.3%
1928	36.3 deaths per 100 live births	+20.7%
1929	35.19 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1930	34.21 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1931	32.49 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1932	31.67 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
1933	32.76 deaths per 100 live births	+3.4%
1934	31.72 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
1935	29.38 deaths per 100 live births	-7.4%
1936	31.45 deaths per 100 live births	+7.1%
1937	32.96 deaths per 100 live births	+4.8%
1938	30.16 deaths per 100 live births	-8.5%
1939	24.23 deaths per 100 live births	-19.7%
1940	30.21 deaths per 100 live births	+24.7%
1941	26.79 deaths per 100 live births	-11.3%
1942	29.45 deaths per 100 live births	+9.9%
1943	26.47 deaths per 100 live births	-10.1%
1944	26.02 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
1945	25.03 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1946	24.42 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1947	23.02 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1948	21.25 deaths per 100 live births	-7.7%
1949	23.34 deaths per 100 live births	+9.9%
1950	22.36 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1951	24.32 deaths per 100 live births	+8.8%
1952	23.06 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1953	21.87 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1954	20.76 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1955	19.7 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1956	18.71 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1957	17.78 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1958	16.95 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1959	16.17 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1960	15.47 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1961	14.81 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1962	14.23 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1963	13.68 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1964	13.18 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1965	12.72 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1966	12.28 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1967	11.86 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
1968	11.46 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1969	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
1970	10.69 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1971	10.31 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1972	9.94 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1973	9.57 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1974	9.21 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1975	8.86 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1976	8.52 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1977	8.18 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1978	7.85 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1979	7.51 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1980	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
1981	6.85 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1982	6.54 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1983	6.24 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1984	5.95 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1985	5.69 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1986	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1987	5.18 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1988	4.94 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1989	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1990	4.49 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1991	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1992	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1993	3.87 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1994	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1995	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1996	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1997	3.18 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1998	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1999	2.88 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
2000	2.74 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
2001	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
2002	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
2003	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
2004	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
2005	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2006	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
2007	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2008	2 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
2009	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
2010	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2011	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2012	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2013	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2014	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2015	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2016	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2017	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2018	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2019	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2020	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2021	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2022	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
2023	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
2024	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%

Mexico compared with similar countries

Mexico's 1.31 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Mexico's 1.31 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.31 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	48.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	49.56 deaths per 100 live births	45.05 deaths per 100 live births	54.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	46.63 deaths per 100 live births	44.76 deaths per 100 live births	48.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	44.02 deaths per 100 live births	41 deaths per 100 live births	47.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	37.36 deaths per 100 live births	30.08 deaths per 100 live births	40.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	31.1 deaths per 100 live births	24.23 deaths per 100 live births	34.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	25.6 deaths per 100 live births	21.25 deaths per 100 live births	30.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	20.17 deaths per 100 live births	16.17 deaths per 100 live births	24.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	13.08 deaths per 100 live births	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	15.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.07 deaths per 100 live births	7.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.87 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.63 deaths per 100 live births	2.88 deaths per 100 live births	4.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mexico

105 Mongolia 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Jordan 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Peru 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Mexico?: Child mortality in Mexico was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 54.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1893.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mexico rank for child mortality?: Mexico ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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