Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico
Mexico: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.5 Percentage of live births in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico, 1995β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant health: low birthweight in Mexico stood at 7.5 Percentage of live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Mexico peaked at 9.7 Percentage of live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5 Percentage of live births, in 2008.
Mexico ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1 Percentage of live births | 8.4 Percentage of live births | 9.6 Percentage of live births | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.26 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 9.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 7.5 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 13 Romania 8.1 Percentage of live births compare
- 14 Hungary 8 Percentage of live births compare
- 15 Chile 7.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 16 France 7.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 18 Argentina 7.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 19 Spain 7.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 19 Russia 7.3 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,312 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8245 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4849 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 340 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 340 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Mexico?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico was 7.5 Percentage of live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 Percentage of live births in 2008.
- How does Mexico rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.