Euro area vs United States: Number of under-five deaths
Euro area
10,946
in 2024
United States
23,685
in 2024
Euro area rank
42nd
United States rank
40th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 23,685 against 10,946 in Euro area, a difference of 12,739.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,647 | 38,600 | 9,954 | United States |
| 2000s | 18,027 | 32,117 | 14,090 | United States |
| 2010s | 13,608 | 26,954 | 13,346 | United States |
| 2020s | 11,453 | 23,938 | 12,485 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Euro area or United States?
- United States, at 23,685 against 10,946 in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Euro area and United States?
- 12,739, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Euro area ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.