Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States
United States: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 13,347 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13,347 deaths
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
58,273 deaths
in 1970
All-time low
12,956 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States, 1969–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
United States recorded 13,347 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States peaked at 58,273 deaths in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12,956 deaths, in 2021.
That places United States 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 57,980 deaths | — |
| 1970 | 58,273 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 53,617 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 46,944 deaths | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 42,645 deaths | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 40,258 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 37,901 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 36,159 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 35,507 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 33,284 deaths | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 32,194 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 31,273 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 30,215 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 29,513 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 28,131 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 27,161 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 26,695 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 25,832 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 25,282 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 24,846 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 24,499 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 24,044 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 22,975 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 21,913 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 20,810 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 19,916 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 19,231 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 18,838 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 18,425 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 18,206 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 18,003 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18,315 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 18,287 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18,264 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 18,348 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18,227 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 18,162 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 18,448 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 18,345 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17,717 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 16,951 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 16,297 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 16,058 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15,976 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15,785 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15,770 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,474 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15,085 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 14,635 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 14,395 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 14,121 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 13,278 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 12,956 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 13,033 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12,994 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 13,347 deaths | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,980 deaths | 57,980 deaths | 57,980 deaths | 1 |
| 1970s | 41,678 deaths | 32,194 deaths | 58,273 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,345 deaths | 24,499 deaths | 31,273 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,236 deaths | 18,003 deaths | 24,044 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,106 deaths | 16,951 deaths | 18,448 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,360 deaths | 14,121 deaths | 16,297 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,122 deaths | 12,956 deaths | 13,347 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United States was 13,347 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 58,273 deaths in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,956 deaths in 2021.
- How does United States rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- United States ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .