Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.5048 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5048
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
163rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.67
in 1990
All-time low
0.5048
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 0.5048. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 1.67 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5048, in 2024.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 163rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 | — |
| 1991 | 1.6 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.53 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.27 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.22 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9654 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9227 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8835 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8487 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8181 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7894 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7636 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7409 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7206 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7005 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6834 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6663 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6505 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6361 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6199 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6044 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.589 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5751 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5603 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5459 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5313 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5181 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5048 | -2.6% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.5048 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.5048 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.16, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.11 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8803 | 0.7409 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6446 | 0.5751 | 0.7206 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5321 | 0.5048 | 0.5603 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 246 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.5048 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5048 in 2024.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.
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