Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -3.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions) stood at -3.79 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions) peaked at 19.84 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -24.02 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Americas (WHO regions) ranks 19th of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -5.47 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1993 | -5.8 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1994 | -6.09 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1995 | -6.28 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1996 | -6.44 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1997 | -6.4 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1998 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 1999 | -10.82 % change on previous year | +527.8% |
| 2000 | -6.3 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2001 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2003 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | -6.17 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2005 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2007 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2008 | -5 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2009 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 19.84 % change on previous year | -520.5% |
| 2011 | -24.02 % change on previous year | -221.1% |
| 2012 | -4.28 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2013 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2014 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2015 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2016 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2017 | -3.44 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 2018 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2020 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2021 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2022 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2024 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.02 % change on previous year | -10.82 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.77 % change on previous year | -6.3 % change on previous year | -4.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.24 % change on previous year | -24.02 % change on previous year | 19.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.73 % change on previous year | -3.79 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO regions)
- 16 South Sudan 1.98 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Lebanon 0.8969 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Nicaragua 0.4184 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Denmark 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Finland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 98,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Americas (WHO regions) was -3.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.84 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.02 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 19th out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.