Number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of child deaths was 2 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1971–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 2 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 11 deaths in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2 deaths, in 2023.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11 deaths | — |
| 1972 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9 deaths | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 8 deaths | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.11 deaths | 8 deaths | 11 deaths | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.6 deaths | 7 deaths | 8 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 deaths | 5 deaths | 6 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 deaths | 3 deaths | 5 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 deaths | 3 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 5 |
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- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Number of child deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands was 2 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 child deaths recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11 deaths in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 deaths in 2023.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for number of child deaths?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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 child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .