Number of infant deaths in North America
North America: Number of infant deaths was 21,716 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in North America, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in North America is 21,716, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in North America peaked at 41,414 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,716, in 2024.
North America ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,414 | — |
| 1991 | 40,212 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 38,309 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 36,330 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 34,474 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 32,857 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 31,550 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 30,548 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 29,960 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 29,660 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 29,595 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 29,441 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 29,052 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 28,995 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29,070 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 29,051 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29,308 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 29,535 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29,108 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 28,149 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 26,988 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 26,044 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25,510 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,096 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24,880 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 24,706 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24,311 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 23,712 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 23,076 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 22,618 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22,014 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 21,747 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22,054 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 21,983 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 21,716 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,531 | 29,660 | 41,414 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,130 | 28,149 | 29,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,694 | 22,618 | 26,988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,903 | 21,716 | 22,054 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1859 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in North America?
- Number of infant deaths in North America was 21,716 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 41,414 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,716 in 2024.
- How does North America rank for number of infant deaths?
- North America ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.