Which has higher number of under-five deaths, North America or United States of America?

North America, at 25,634 against 23,685 in United States of America as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between North America and United States of America?

1,949, with North America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs United States of America: Number of under-five deaths

North America

25,634

in 2024

United States of America

23,685

in 2024

North America rank

40th

United States of America rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths over time

North America
United States of America

How they compare

North America currently reports 25,634 against 23,685 in United States of America, a difference of 1,949.

That makes North America's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 40th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41,323	38,600	2,722	North America
2000s	34,214	32,117	2,097	North America
2010s	29,009	26,954	2,055	North America
2020s	25,863	23,938	1,925	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, North America or United States of America?: North America, at 25,634 against 23,685 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between North America and United States of America?: 1,949, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and United States of America rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: North America ranks 40th and United States of America 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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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.