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

Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 14,786 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, male

Mexico

14,786

in 2024

Zimbabwe

17,703

in 2024

Mexico rank

38th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Mexico
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,703 against 14,786 in Mexico, a difference of 2,917.

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 38th 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	130,648	14,305	116,343	Mexico
1970s	112,786	17,313	95,473	Mexico
1980s	77,168	18,152	59,015	Mexico
1990s	49,237	19,156	30,081	Mexico
2000s	29,967	22,035	7,932	Mexico
2010s	21,088	17,460	3,628	Mexico
2020s	15,979	17,115	1,136	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Mexico or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 14,786 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Mexico and Zimbabwe?: 2,917, 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, male?: Mexico ranks 38th 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, 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: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.