Ukraine vs United States of America: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Ukraine
0.0128 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United States of America
0.0123 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ukraine rank
141st
United States of America rank
143rd

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Ukraine
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ukraine ahead.

Ukraine ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0592 under-five deaths per woman 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman 0.0237 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine
1980s 0.0457 under-five deaths per woman 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman 0.0216 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine
1990s 0.0294 under-five deaths per woman 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine
2000s 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman 0.0164 under-five deaths per woman 0.0021 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine
2010s 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman 0.0017 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine
2020s 0.012 under-five deaths per woman 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Ukraine or United States of America?
Ukraine, at 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Ukraine and United States of America?
0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ukraine and United States of America rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Ukraine ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).