Which has higher number of infant deaths, Small states or United States of America?

United States of America, at 20,024 against 7,065 in Small states as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Small states and United States of America?

12,959, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states 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.

Small states vs United States of America: Number of infant deaths

Small states

7,065

in 2024

United States of America

20,024

in 2024

Small states rank

43rd

United States of America rank

39th

Number of infant deaths over time

Small states
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 20,024 against 7,065 in Small states, a difference of 12,959.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.8 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 39th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,371	32,267	13,896	United States of America
2000s	12,591	27,328	14,738	United States of America
2010s	9,317	22,907	13,590	United States of America
2020s	7,500	20,235	12,735	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Small states or United States of America?: United States of America, at 20,024 against 7,065 in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Small states and United States of America?: 12,959, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Small states and United States of America rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Small states ranks 43rd 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.