Number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of under-five deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1971–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 2. 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 under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 11 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 192nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.11 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 252 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths in Turks and Caicos Islands was 2 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.