Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico
Mexico: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.5 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico, 1995–2024
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.
Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1996 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 9.2 Percentage of live births | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.4 Percentage of live births | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.6 Percentage of live births | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 9.7 Percentage of live births | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.6 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4 Percentage of live births | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8 Percentage of live births | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 5 Percentage of live births | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.9 Percentage of live births | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 7 Percentage of live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3 Percentage of live births | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.5 Percentage of live births | +2.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.5 Percentage of live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1 Percentage of live births, 93% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.5 Percentage of live births is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6 Percentage of live births, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant health: low birthweight in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -35.9% | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births |
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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)
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.