Latin America & Caribbean · population about 130 million
If you were born in Mexico
Right now, about 1.55% of the babies born on Earth are born in Mexico: 1 in 64, about 2 million a year, or about 3.9 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Mexico dies before turning five is 1.3%, about 2.1 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 78.0 years for women and 72.0 years for men.
Life in Mexico, in numbers
Life expectancy75.1 yearswomen 78.0 · men 72.0United States 79.3 years · 59th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 51.3%13.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 59th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 11.2%12.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 64th lowest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth59 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 69th lowest of 141 countries
Children per woman1.91total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 58th lowest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling14.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 51st highest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment46%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 61st highest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$21,865GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 51st highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.43Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 29th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities79%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 39th highest of 141 countries
People working in farming13%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 55th lowest of 141 countries
People using the internet81%United States 94% · 64th highest of 141 countries
Women married before 1821%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 56th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket41%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 43rd highest of 141 countries
HIV0.43%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 57th highest of 141 countries
Homicide28 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 8th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths13 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 54th lowest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 8%
Life satisfaction6.68 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 21st highest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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