Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Mexico or South Africa?

South Africa, at 15,705 against 13,698 in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Mexico and South Africa?

2,007, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths, male

Mexico

13,698

in 2024

South Africa

15,705

in 2024

Mexico rank

34th

South Africa rank

31st

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Mexico
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15,705 against 13,698 in Mexico, a difference of 2,007.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	82,994	50,737	32,257	Mexico
1980s	65,147	42,653	22,495	Mexico
1990s	42,626	29,197	13,429	Mexico
2000s	26,521	26,753	232.5	South Africa
2010s	19,122	19,275	153.3	South Africa
2020s	14,759	15,769	1,010	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Mexico or South Africa?: South Africa, at 15,705 against 13,698 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Mexico and South Africa?: 2,007, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Mexico ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.