What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between European Union and United States?

4,979, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data 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 Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs United States: Number of under-five deaths, male

European Union

8,153

in 2024

United States

13,132

in 2024

European Union rank

37th

United States rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

European Union
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 13,132 against 8,153 in European Union, a difference of 4,979.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,461	21,768	4,694	European Union
2000s	15,115	18,048	2,934	United States
2010s	10,619	15,062	4,442	United States
2020s	8,526	13,279	4,753	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, European Union or United States?: United States, at 13,132 against 8,153 in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between European Union and United States?: 4,979, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: European Union ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Where does this data 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 Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.