Number of youth deaths in United States of America
United States of America: Number of youth deaths was 29,856 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 29,856 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in United States of America peaked at 54,571 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,856 deaths, in 2024.
That places United States of America 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54,571 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 53,308 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 51,369 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 49,311 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 47,280 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 45,382 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 43,758 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 42,424 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 41,477 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 40,812 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 40,425 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 39,968 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 39,308 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 38,982 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 38,768 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 38,438 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 38,348 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 38,244 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37,530 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 36,334 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 34,999 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33,908 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 33,240 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32,756 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 32,523 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 32,383 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32,063 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 31,569 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31,037 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 30,660 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 30,134 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 29,887 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30,212 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30,173 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 29,856 deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,969 deaths | 40,812 deaths | 54,571 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,634 deaths | 36,334 deaths | 40,425 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,514 deaths | 30,660 deaths | 34,999 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,052 deaths | 29,856 deaths | 30,212 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in United States of America?
- Number of youth deaths in United States of America was 29,856 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 54,571 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,856 deaths in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for number of youth deaths?
- United States of America ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.