Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America
North America: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.0012 units per square kilometre for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Bangladesh 0.6529 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5677 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Burundi 0.5585 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.4786 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.4675 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Pakistan 0.4394 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in North America was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does North America rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 4th out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Infant deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.