Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 19,429 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region), 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) stood at 19,429. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 31,335 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,429, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,327 | — |
| 1991 | 30,736 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 30,224 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 29,783 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 29,359 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 28,958 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 28,564 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 28,177 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 29,609 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 27,444 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 27,107 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26,871 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26,411 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 26,056 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 25,953 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25,451 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 24,899 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 24,464 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 24,014 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 23,563 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 31,335 | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 22,627 | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 22,212 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 21,819 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21,471 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 21,168 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20,940 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20,798 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20,514 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20,037 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19,638 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19,429 | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 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 | +33.0% | 23,563 | 31,335 |
| 2011 | -27.8% | 31,335 | 22,627 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,418 | 27,444 | 31,327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,479 | 23,563 | 27,107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,292 | 20,037 | 31,335 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,534 | 19,429 | 19,638 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region)?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Americas (WHO region) was 19,429 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 31,335 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,429 in 2021.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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