Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada
Canada: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada is 0.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada peaked at 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000, in 2008.
Canada ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.73 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 160 Barbados 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Belarus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Cyprus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Czechia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Germany 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Hungary 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Montenegro 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Poland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Portugal 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4 per 1,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Canada was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Canada ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.