Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico
Mexico: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico stood at 1.91 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico peaked at 6.83 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.91 live births per woman, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 122nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 6.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.81 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 340 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 340 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Mexico was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Mexico ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.