Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in North America
North America: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in North America, 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
North America recorded 0.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in North America peaked at 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000, in 2009.
North America ranks 38th of 43 groups 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 North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.84 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.63 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in North America?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in North America was 0.5 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 North America?
- 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 North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2009.
- How does North America rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- North America ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.