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

Mexico, at 14,786 against 13,132 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Mexico

14,786

in 2024

United States

13,132

in 2024

Mexico rank

38th

United States rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Mexico
United States

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 14,786 against 13,132 in United States, a difference of 1,654.

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 38th 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	130,648	63,360	67,288	Mexico
1970s	112,786	38,762	74,024	Mexico
1980s	77,168	28,111	49,057	Mexico
1990s	49,237	21,768	27,469	Mexico
2000s	29,967	18,048	11,919	Mexico
2010s	21,088	15,062	6,026	Mexico
2020s	15,979	13,279	2,700	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Mexico or United States?: Mexico, at 14,786 against 13,132 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Mexico and United States?: 1,654, 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, male?: Mexico ranks 38th 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, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.