Infant mortality rate in Mexico
Mexico: Infant mortality rate was 12.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 12.08 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Mexico peaked at 23.96 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.08, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 90th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.96 | — |
| 2001 | 22.92 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 21.94 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.04 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.55 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.91 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.35 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 17.85 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.39 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.97 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.56 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.16 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.79 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.41 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.05 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.71 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.38 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.05 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.73 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.42 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.76 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.42 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.08 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.22 | 17.39 | 23.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.28 | 13.73 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.75 | 12.08 | 13.42 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Mexico?
- Infant mortality rate in Mexico was 12.08 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 23.96 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for infant mortality rate?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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