What is child mortality rate in Canada?

Child mortality rate in Canada was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 33.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1908.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2017.

How does Canada rank for child mortality rate?

Canada ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Canada data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Canada

Name: Child mortality rate in Canada
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Child mortality rate was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.54 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

155th

of 200 countries

All-time high

33.99 deaths per 100 live births

in 1908

All-time low

0.52 deaths per 100 live births

in 2017

Years of data

123

1900–2024

Child mortality rate in Canada, 1900–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.54 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Canada peaked at 33.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.52 deaths per 100 live births, in 2017.

That places Canada 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1900s	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	16.78 deaths per 100 live births	33.99 deaths per 100 live births	8
1910s	25.62 deaths per 100 live births	21.66 deaths per 100 live births	30.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	14.5 deaths per 100 live births	12.07 deaths per 100 live births	26.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	9.72 deaths per 100 live births	8.08 deaths per 100 live births	12.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	6.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.13 deaths per 100 live births	8.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
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	0.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.714 deaths per 100 live births	0.63 deaths per 100 live births	0.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.607 deaths per 100 live births	0.58 deaths per 100 live births	0.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.54 deaths per 100 live births	0.52 deaths per 100 live births	0.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.53 deaths per 100 live births	0.52 deaths per 100 live births	0.54 deaths per 100 live births	5

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,794 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 271,934 (2025)
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Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 254,587 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Canada?: Child mortality rate in Canada was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 33.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1908.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2017.
How does Canada rank for child mortality rate?: Canada ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.