Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico
Mexico: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 4.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 96 countries
All-time high
10.9
in 1988
All-time low
2.8
in 2012
Years of data
14
1988–2022
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico stood at 4.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico peaked at 10.9 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2012.
That places Mexico 66th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 10.9 | — |
| 1989 | 9.6 | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 10.3 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 5.6 | -45.6% |
| 2002 | 4.2 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -43.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.25 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.95 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.53 | 3.4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.91 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,262 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mexico was 4.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 1988.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Mexico ranks 66th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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