Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 36,852 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region) is 36,852, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 68,205 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36,852, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,205 | — |
| 1991 | 66,526 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 64,976 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 63,554 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 62,206 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 60,907 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 59,570 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 58,178 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 62,446 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 55,390 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 54,085 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 53,095 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 51,693 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 50,610 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 50,388 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49,029 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 47,576 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 46,605 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 45,623 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 44,686 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 62,699 | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 42,956 | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 41,564 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 40,688 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 39,896 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39,190 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 38,655 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 38,843 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 38,413 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 37,725 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 37,559 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 38,032 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 37,415 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 37,437 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 36,852 | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +40.3% | 44,686 | 62,699 |
| 2011 | -31.5% | 62,699 | 42,956 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,196 | 55,390 | 68,205 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,339 | 44,686 | 54,085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,063 | 37,725 | 62,699 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,459 | 36,852 | 38,032 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region)?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Americas (WHO region) was 36,852 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 68,205 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,852 in 2024.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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