Number of youth deaths in Canada
Canada: Number of youth deaths was 2,399 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Canada stood at 2,399 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Canada peaked at 4,033 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,317 deaths, in 2020.
That places Canada 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Canada, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,033 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 3,964 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 3,837 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3,680 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 3,529 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 3,380 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 3,213 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 3,032 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 2,882 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2,777 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2,686 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,634 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,603 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,580 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,570 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,559 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,567 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,590 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,605 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,599 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,561 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,522 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,500 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,477 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,454 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,431 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,403 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,370 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,341 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,331 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,317 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,336 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,350 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,357 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,399 deaths | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,433 deaths | 2,777 deaths | 4,033 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,599 deaths | 2,559 deaths | 2,686 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,439 deaths | 2,331 deaths | 2,561 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,352 deaths | 2,317 deaths | 2,399 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Canada?
- Number of youth deaths in Canada was 2,399 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4,033 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,317 deaths in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for number of youth deaths?
- Canada ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.