Mortality rate, infant, male in North America
North America: Mortality rate, infant, male was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
42nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
10.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in North America, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in North America stood at 5.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in North America peaked at 10.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places North America 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.29 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 39 Gambia 36.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Myanmar 36.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Angola 35.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Botswana 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Dominica 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 34.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in North America?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in North America was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does North America rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.