Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America

North America: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 25,634 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25,634
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
49,228
in 1990
All-time low
25,634
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 49.2k1991: 47.9k1992: 45.9k1993: 43.7k1994: 41.5k1995: 39.6k1996: 37.9k1997: 36.6k1998: 35.8k1999: 35.2k2000: 35.0k2001: 34.8k2002: 34.3k2003: 34.2k2004: 34.2k2005: 34.1k2006: 34.3k2007: 34.4k2008: 34.0k2009: 33.0k2010: 31.7k2011: 30.7k2012: 30.0k2013: 29.5k2014: 29.1k2015: 28.9k2016: 28.5k2017: 27.8k2018: 27.2k2019: 26.7k2020: 26.0k2021: 25.7k2022: 26.0k2023: 25.9k2024: 25.6k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

North America recorded 25,634 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in North America peaked at 49,228 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25,634, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America, year by year

Annual values for Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in North America, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 49,228
1991 47,906 -2.7%
1992 45,856 -4.3%
1993 43,660 -4.8%
1994 41,519 -4.9%
1995 39,559 -4.7%
1996 37,907 -4.2%
1997 36,597 -3.5%
1998 35,751 -2.3%
1999 35,246 -1.4%
2000 35,029 -0.6%
2001 34,764 -0.8%
2002 34,298 -1.3%
2003 34,165 -0.4%
2004 34,167 +0.0%
2005 34,075 -0.3%
2006 34,257 +0.5%
2007 34,436 +0.5%
2008 33,977 -1.3%
2009 32,972 -3.0%
2010 31,738 -3.7%
2011 30,682 -3.3%
2012 30,004 -2.2%
2013 29,456 -1.8%
2014 29,134 -1.1%
2015 28,896 -0.8%
2016 28,468 -1.5%
2017 27,844 -2.2%
2018 27,181 -2.4%
2019 26,684 -1.8%
2020 26,040 -2.4%
2021 25,725 -1.2%
2022 25,996 +1.1%
2023 25,920 -0.3%
2024 25,634 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,323 35,246 49,228 10
2000s 34,214 32,972 35,029 10
2010s 29,009 26,684 31,738 10
2020s 25,863 25,634 26,040 5

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 7 Bangladesh 105,414 compare
  2. 8 Sudan 101,879 compare
  3. 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 86,317 compare
  4. 10 Uganda 82,589 compare
  5. 11 Indonesia 79,142 compare
  6. 12 Chad 78,958 compare
  7. 13 Somalia 78,271 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for North America

All data for North America →

Frequently asked questions

What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in North America?
Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in North America was 25,634 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 49,228 in 1990.
What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 25,634 in 2024.
How does North America rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
North America ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North America data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/north-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/north-america/">Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed