Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Canada
Canada: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Canada, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Canada stood at 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Canada peaked at 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 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 long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Canada?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.518 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .