Which has higher number of infant deaths, European Union or United States of America?

United States of America, at 20,024 against 12,023 in European Union as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between European Union and United States of America?

8,001, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs United States of America: Number of infant deaths

European Union

12,023

in 2024

United States of America

20,024

in 2024

European Union rank

41st

United States of America rank

39th

Number of infant deaths over time

European Union
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 20,024 against 12,023 in European Union, a difference of 8,001.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38,184	32,267	5,917	European Union
2000s	22,085	27,328	5,243	United States of America
2010s	15,654	22,907	7,253	United States of America
2020s	12,606	20,235	7,629	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, European Union or United States of America?: United States of America, at 20,024 against 12,023 in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between European Union and United States of America?: 8,001, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and United States of America rank globally for number of infant deaths?: European Union ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.