Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada
Canada: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 182 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada stood at 182.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada peaked at 384 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 163, in 2012.
Canada ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 384 | — |
| 1991 | 372 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 358 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 346 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 335 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 325 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 315 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 306 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 295 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 281 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 266 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 252 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 238 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 225 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 213 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 202 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 194 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 186 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 178 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 167 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 164 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 163 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 163 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 165 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 165 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 165 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 165 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 167 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 169 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 172 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 176 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 180 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 182 | +1.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 182 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 6.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 331.7 | 281 | 384 | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.7 | 173 | 266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.8 | 163 | 167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.8 | 169 | 182 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada was 182 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 384 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Canada ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years