Child mortality rate in Canada
Canada: Child mortality rate was 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Canada, 1949–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Canada is 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Canada peaked at 5.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.518 deaths per 100 live births, in 2019.
Canada ranks 156th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8557 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7131 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6278 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5804 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5407 deaths per 100 live births | 0.518 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5726 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5194 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 271,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 258,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 254,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 245,661 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Canada?
- Child mortality rate in Canada was 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.518 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for child mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .