Mortality rate, under-5 in North America
North America: Mortality rate, under-5 was 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in North America is 6.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in North America peaked at 11 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2018.
That places North America 42nd out of 45 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, under-5 in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.51 per 1,000 live births | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.84 per 1,000 live births | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 39 Papua New Guinea 39.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Congo 39.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Comoros 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Turkmenistan 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Kenya 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Yemen 38.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Palestine, State of 37.9 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, under-5 in North America?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in North America was 6.4 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, under-5 recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 11 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
- How does North America rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.