Mortality rate, under-5, female in North America
North America: Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
9.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female in North America stood at 5.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in North America peaked at 9.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2018.
North America ranks 42nd of 47 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, under-5, female in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 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 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.01 per 1,000 live births | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 39 Papua New Guinea 36 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Comoros 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Congo 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Namibia 35.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Kenya 34.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Yemen 34.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Rwanda 34.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in North America?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
- How does North America rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.