Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America
United States of America: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 5,459 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 5,459 for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America peaked at 8,830 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,459, in 2021.
United States of America ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,477 | — |
| 2001 | 8,602 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 8,377 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 8,830 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 8,690 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8,830 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,753 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8,682 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,458 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,997 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 7,561 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 7,365 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7,401 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,335 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,258 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,953 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6,816 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6,574 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 6,254 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5,946 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 5,569 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5,459 | -2.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 5,459 is above the median for high income countries, which is 68.77, 79.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,570 | 7,997 | 8,830 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,946 | 5,946 | 7,561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,514 | 5,459 | 5,569 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in United States of America was 5,459 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8,830 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,459 in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- United States of America ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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