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Mortality in Mexico, by the numbers

Mexico sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 75.2 years of life, 103rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Mexico, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
75.2 yrs
103rd of 212
Male mortality penalty
98.2 /1,000
37th highest of 212
Crude death rate
6.2 /1,000
65th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Mexico ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 75.2 yrs 103 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 8.5 /1,000 86 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 6.2 /1,000 148 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 18.5 yrs 81 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 98.2 /1,000 37 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.6 yrs 79 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 80.7 men/100 women 112 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 12.1 /1,000 98 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 42.0 /100k 98 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 16.3 % 113 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 7.0 /100k 97 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 12.8 /100k 105 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 14.9 % 77 of 143 2002
Recorded alcohol per adult 4.8 L 86 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 8.2 % 107 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $761 73 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $14,186 85 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Mexico's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 37th highest male mortality penalty in the world (98.2 /1,000) and the 65th lowest crude death rate in the world (6.2 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Mexico; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.