Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 1.31 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region), 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) is 1.31, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 2.86 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3 | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.16 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.04 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.99 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.94 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.97 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.89 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.77 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.55 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +87.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.41 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.39 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.37 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.37 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.35 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +87.4% | 1.53 | 2.86 |
| 2011 | -48.5% | 2.86 | 1.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.89 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.32 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 2 Central African Republic 12.39 compare
- 3 Chad 10.91 compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 10.64 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.51 compare
- 6 Somalia 9.39 compare
- 7 Cameroon 9.16 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 9.04 compare
More health data for Americas (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 24,640 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 385 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 23 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,380 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 22.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -20.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region)?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) was 1.31 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2020.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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