Number of youth deaths in Mexico
Mexico: Number of youth deaths was 32,315 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Mexico stood at 32,315 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Mexico peaked at 119,488 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,315 deaths, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Mexico, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 119,488 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 113,920 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 108,759 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 103,859 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 99,071 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 94,193 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 89,438 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 84,814 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 80,398 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 76,368 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 72,715 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 69,361 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 66,260 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 63,282 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 60,519 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 58,117 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 55,974 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 54,147 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 52,623 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 51,329 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 50,097 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 48,905 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 47,702 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 46,478 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 44,918 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 42,973 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 41,123 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 40,115 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 38,941 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 37,965 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 37,149 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 36,213 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 35,034 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 33,884 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 32,315 deaths | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,031 deaths | 76,368 deaths | 119,488 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,433 deaths | 51,329 deaths | 72,715 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,922 deaths | 37,965 deaths | 50,097 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,919 deaths | 32,315 deaths | 37,149 deaths | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Mexico?
- Number of youth deaths in Mexico was 32,315 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 119,488 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,315 deaths in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for number of youth deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.