Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in United States
United States: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in United States, 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 United States stood at 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in United States peaked at 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6465 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
United States ranks 145th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8585 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7451 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8447 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6494 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7306 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6465 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6483 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 142 Romania 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 144 Chile 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 146 Montserrat 0.6354 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 147 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for United States
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in United States?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in United States was 0.6472 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6465 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does United States rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- United States ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 .