UNICEF's country profile for Mexico, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

The infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Mexico amounted to 10.8 in 2023. The infant mortality rate fell by 94.5 from 1960.

The infant mortality rate in Mexico, for children under the age of one year old, was 121 deaths per thousand births in 1955. This translated into over twelve percent of children born that year not surviving past their first birthday. Over the course of the next 65 years, this number fell to fourteen deaths per thousand births by the 2015 to 2020 period. Although this number is approximately double the rate of neighboring United States, it is still significantly lower than the global average.

Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 10.400 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.400 Ratio for 2015. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 13.300 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.700 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 10.400 Ratio in 2017. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

This statistic displays a timeline of the annual infant mortality rate in Mexico in 2015, as well as a forecast until 2050. It is estimated that by 2050, infant mortality rate in Mexico will amount to **** deaths per one thousand live births.To find out about annual average population in Mexico in 2015, as well as a forecast until 2050, please click here.

Historical dataset showing Mexico infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Mexico was reported at 10.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Mexico: Infant deaths per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2023 is 11 deaths per 1000 live births, unchanged from 11 deaths per 1000 live births in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1960 to 2023 is 44 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 11 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 105 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1960.

The child mortality rate in Mexico, for children under the age of five, was 487 deaths per thousand births in 1890. This means that roughly half of all children born in 1890 did not make it to their fifth birthday (the number did rise above fifty percent in 1895). Since the turn of the twentieth century, the child mortality rate in Mexico has fallen during each five year interval, and is expected to be sixteen deaths per thousand births in 2020.

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Mexico was reported at 11.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 11.500 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.200 Ratio for 2016. MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 38.700 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.100 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 11.500 Ratio in 2017. MX: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 12.100 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.300 Ratio for 2015. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 15.600 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.600 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 12.100 Ratio in 2017. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Mexico was reported at 9.6 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2026.

MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 13.400 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.100 Ratio for 2016. MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 48.850 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 149.200 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 13.400 Ratio in 2017. MX: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

10.3 (%) in 2022. Number of deaths of children under one year per thousand births in a given year.

The Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Infant Mortality Rates data set consists of estimates of infant mortality rates for the year 2000. The infant mortality rate for a region or country is defined as the number of children who die before their first birthday for every 1,000 live births. The data products include a shapefile (vector data) of rates, grids (raster data) of rates (per 10,000 live births in order to preserve precision in integer format), births (the rate denominator) and deaths (the rate numerator), and a tabular data set of the same and associated data. Over 10,000 national and subnational Units are represented in the tabular and grid data sets, while the shapefile uses approximately 1,000 Units in order to protect the intellectual property of source data sets for Brazil, China, and Mexico. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Number of infant deaths in Mexico was reported at 22018 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2026.

Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data was reported at 5.500 NA in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.600 NA for 2049. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data is updated yearly, averaging 12.200 NA from Jun 1980 (Median) to 2050, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.800 NA in 1980 and a record low of 5.500 NA in 2050. Mexico MX: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

The Global Subnational Infant Mortality Rates consists of estimates of infant mortality rates

for the year 2000. The infant mortality rate for a region or country is defined as the number of children who die before their first

birthday for every 1,000 live births. The data products include a shapefile (vector data) of rates, grids (raster data) of rates (per

10,000 live births in order to preserve precision in integer format), births (the rate denominator) and deaths (the rate numerator),

and a tabular dataset of the same and associated data. Over 10,000 national and subnational units are represented in the tabular and

grid datasets, while the shapefile uses approximately 1,000 units in order to protect the intellectual property of source datasets

for Brazil, China, and Mexico. This dataset is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information

Network (CIESIN).

10.6 (%) in 2021. Number of deaths of children under one year per thousand births in a given year.