Number of infant deaths in Mexico
Mexico: Number of infant deaths was 24,487 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 24,487 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Mexico peaked at 182,709 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 24,487, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 180,008 | 176,636 | 182,709 | 10 |
| 1970s | 165,343 | 144,423 | 181,262 | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,971 | 96,190 | 137,743 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,046 | 59,864 | 92,229 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,190 | 39,903 | 57,014 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,148 | 29,064 | 39,027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,386 | 24,487 | 28,263 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 35.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Mexico?
- Number of infant deaths in Mexico was 24,487 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 182,709 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,487 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for number of infant deaths?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.