Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Mexico or United States?

Mexico, at 11,714 against 10,553 in United States as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs United States: Number of under-five deaths, female

Mexico

11,714

in 2024

United States

10,553

in 2024

Mexico rank

37th

United States rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Mexico
United States

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 11,714 against 10,553 in United States, a difference of 1,161.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	113,677	47,161	66,516	Mexico
1970s	95,212	29,018	66,194	Mexico
1980s	63,058	21,392	41,665	Mexico
1990s	39,144	16,833	22,312	Mexico
2000s	23,592	14,068	9,523	Mexico
2010s	16,683	11,892	4,791	Mexico
2020s	12,663	10,659	2,003	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Mexico or United States?: Mexico, at 11,714 against 10,553 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Mexico and United States?: 1,161, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Mexico ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.