Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG)

Northern America (UNSDG): Child deaths was 3,918 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,918
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
43rd
of 48 groups
All-time high
7,814
in 1990
All-time low
3,918
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG), 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 7.8k1991: 7.7k1992: 7.5k1993: 7.3k1994: 7.0k1995: 6.7k1996: 6.4k1997: 6.0k1998: 5.8k1999: 5.6k2000: 5.4k2001: 5.3k2002: 5.2k2003: 5.2k2004: 5.1k2005: 5.0k2006: 4.9k2007: 4.9k2008: 4.9k2009: 4.8k2010: 4.8k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.5k2013: 4.4k2014: 4.3k2015: 4.2k2016: 4.2k2017: 4.1k2018: 4.1k2019: 4.1k2020: 4.0k2021: 4.0k2022: 3.9k2023: 3.9k2024: 3.9k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 3,918. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 7,814 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,918, in 2024.

That places Northern America (UNSDG) 43rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) in Northern America (UNSDG), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 7,814
1991 7,694 -1.5%
1992 7,547 -1.9%
1993 7,330 -2.9%
1994 7,045 -3.9%
1995 6,702 -4.9%
1996 6,357 -5.1%
1997 6,049 -4.8%
1998 5,791 -4.3%
1999 5,586 -3.5%
2000 5,434 -2.7%
2001 5,323 -2.0%
2002 5,246 -1.4%
2003 5,170 -1.4%
2004 5,097 -1.4%
2005 5,024 -1.4%
2006 4,949 -1.5%
2007 4,901 -1.0%
2008 4,869 -0.7%
2009 4,823 -0.9%
2010 4,750 -1.5%
2011 4,638 -2.4%
2012 4,494 -3.1%
2013 4,360 -3.0%
2014 4,254 -2.4%
2015 4,190 -1.5%
2016 4,157 -0.8%
2017 4,132 -0.6%
2018 4,105 -0.7%
2019 4,066 -1.0%
2020 4,026 -1.0%
2021 3,978 -1.2%
2022 3,942 -0.9%
2023 3,937 -0.1%
2024 3,918 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,792 5,586 7,814 10
2000s 5,084 4,823 5,434 10
2010s 4,315 4,066 4,750 10
2020s 3,960 3,918 4,026 5

Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)

  1. 40 Liberia 3,842 compare
  2. 41 Myanmar 3,780 compare
  3. 42 Egypt 3,664 compare
  4. 43 United States of America 3,661 compare
  5. 44 Haiti 3,578 compare
  6. 45 Rwanda 3,284 compare
  7. 46 Palestine, State of 3,076 compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)

All data for Northern America (UNSDG) →

Frequently asked questions

What is child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG)?
Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG) was 3,918 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest child deaths recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 7,814 in 1990.
What is the lowest child deaths recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,918 in 2024.
How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for child deaths?
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 43rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
Is child deaths rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America (UNSDG) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG). Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/child-deaths-aged-1-4-years/northern-america-unsdg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/child-deaths-aged-1-4-years/northern-america-unsdg/">Child deaths in Northern America (UNSDG)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
249 places, 13,742 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed