Child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): Child mortality rate was 0.9707 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9707
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
42nd
of 48 groups
All-time high
1.84
in 1990
All-time low
0.9489
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 0.9707.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 1.84 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9489, in 2019.
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 42nd of 48 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.84 | — |
| 1991 | 1.78 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.71 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.64 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.58 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.52 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.42 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.38 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.31 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9971 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9839 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.973 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.964 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9514 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9489 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9505 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9546 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9613 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9696 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9707 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9873 | 0.9489 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9614 | 0.9505 | 0.9707 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
- 39 Tanzania 8.53 compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 8.37 compare
- 41 Pakistan 8.14 compare
- 42 Senegal 7.87 compare
- 43 Mauritania 6.9 compare
- 44 Gabon 6.87 compare
- 45 Bangladesh 6.21 compare
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 21,376 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 16,488 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 12,542 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Child mortality rate in Northern America (UNSDG) was 0.9707 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9489 in 2019.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for child mortality rate?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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