Mortality rate, infant in North America
North America: Mortality rate, infant was 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
42nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
North America recorded 5.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in North America peaked at 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2019.
North America ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 39 Dominica 33.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 31.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6454 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in North America?
- Mortality rate, infant in North America was 5.4 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 recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2019.
- How does North America rank for mortality rate, infant?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.