What is mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 52 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Mexico rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Mexico ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mexico: Mortality rate, neonatal was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

8.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

99th

of 195 countries

All-time high

52 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

8.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 8.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico peaked at 52 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Mexico 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	46.66 per 1,000 live births	44.8 per 1,000 live births	52 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	37.3 per 1,000 live births	31.1 per 1,000 live births	43.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	26.01 per 1,000 live births	22.6 per 1,000 live births	30 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	18.72 per 1,000 live births	14.9 per 1,000 live births	22 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	10.56 per 1,000 live births	9 per 1,000 live births	13.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	8.84 per 1,000 live births	8.5 per 1,000 live births	9.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	8.8 per 1,000 live births	8.2 per 1,000 live births	9.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mexico

96 Paraguay 8.6 per 1,000 live births compare
97 Honduras 8.4 per 1,000 live births compare
98 Seychelles 8.3 per 1,000 live births compare
100 Cape Verde 8 per 1,000 live births compare
100 Solomon Islands 8 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Tunisia 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Uzbekistan 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Mexico was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 52 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Mexico rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Mexico ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.