Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 1.08 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 2.46 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.46 | — |
| 1991 | 2.36 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.27 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.18 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.03 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.95 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.88 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.07 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.76 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 1.71 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.67 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.57 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.52 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.39 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.36 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2 | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 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 | +47.6% | 1.36 | 2 |
| 2011 | -35.3% | 2 | 1.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 | 1.76 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.36 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.12 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
More health data for Americas (WHO region)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 385 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,380 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 23 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 24,640 (2025)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.83 % 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 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region)?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Americas (WHO region) was 1.08 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2024.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).