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

United States of America, at 23,685 against 8,297 in Small states as of 2024.

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

15,388, 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 under-five 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 under-five deaths

Small states

8,297

in 2024

United States of America

23,685

in 2024

Small states rank

43rd

United States of America rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Small states
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 23,685 against 8,297 in Small states, a difference of 15,388.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.9 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 40th 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	23,877	38,600	14,723	United States of America
2000s	16,431	32,117	15,686	United States of America
2010s	11,189	26,954	15,765	United States of America
2020s	8,806	23,938	15,132	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Small states or United States of America?: United States of America, at 23,685 against 8,297 in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Small states and United States of America?: 15,388, 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 under-five deaths?: Small states ranks 43rd 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.