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

Zimbabwe, at 14,099 against 11,714 in Mexico as of 2024.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, female

Mexico

11,714

in 2024

Zimbabwe

14,099

in 2024

Mexico rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Mexico
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 14,099 against 11,714 in Mexico, a difference of 2,385.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	113,677	12,326	101,350	Mexico
1970s	95,212	14,504	80,708	Mexico
1980s	63,058	14,862	48,196	Mexico
1990s	39,144	16,130	23,014	Mexico
2000s	23,592	18,404	5,188	Mexico
2010s	16,683	14,011	2,672	Mexico
2020s	12,663	13,630	967.6	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Mexico or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 14,099 against 11,714 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Mexico and Zimbabwe?: 2,385, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Mexico ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.