Number of infant deaths, male in North America

North America: Number of infant deaths, male was 11,992 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,992
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
36th
of 41 groups
All-time high
23,543
in 1990
All-time low
11,992
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, male in North America, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 23.5k1991: 22.9k1992: 21.7k1993: 20.5k1994: 19.4k1995: 18.5k1996: 17.7k1997: 17.2k1998: 16.7k1999: 16.6k2000: 16.6k2001: 16.5k2002: 16.3k2003: 16.4k2004: 16.4k2005: 16.3k2006: 16.4k2007: 16.5k2008: 16.2k2009: 15.7k2010: 15.1k2011: 14.5k2012: 14.2k2013: 14.0k2014: 13.8k2015: 13.7k2016: 13.5k2017: 13.2k2018: 12.9k2019: 12.6k2020: 12.2k2021: 12.0k2022: 12.2k2023: 12.1k2024: 12.0k

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.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in North America is 11,992, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in North America peaked at 23,543 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,992, in 2024.

North America ranks 36th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Number of infant deaths, male in North America, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, male in North America, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 23,543
1991 22,877 -2.8%
1992 21,690 -5.2%
1993 20,531 -5.3%
1994 19,397 -5.5%
1995 18,457 -4.8%
1996 17,703 -4.1%
1997 17,152 -3.1%
1998 16,730 -2.5%
1999 16,599 -0.8%
2000 16,579 -0.1%
2001 16,506 -0.4%
2002 16,307 -1.2%
2003 16,360 +0.3%
2004 16,357 -0.0%
2005 16,327 -0.2%
2006 16,424 +0.6%
2007 16,522 +0.6%
2008 16,239 -1.7%
2009 15,744 -3.0%
2010 15,050 -4.4%
2011 14,488 -3.7%
2012 14,188 -2.1%
2013 13,981 -1.5%
2014 13,820 -1.2%
2015 13,709 -0.8%
2016 13,506 -1.5%
2017 13,210 -2.2%
2018 12,884 -2.5%
2019 12,589 -2.3%
2020 12,203 -3.1%
2021 11,997 -1.7%
2022 12,184 +1.6%
2023 12,135 -0.4%
2024 11,992 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,468 16,599 23,543 10
2000s 16,336 15,744 16,579 10
2010s 13,742 12,589 15,050 10
2020s 12,102 11,992 12,203 5

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 33 Ghana 13,875 compare
  2. 34 Mexico 13,698 compare
  3. 35 Iraq 13,186 compare
  4. 36 Zambia 13,180 compare
  5. 37 South Sudan 13,174 compare
  6. 38 Benin 12,130 compare
  7. 39 United States 11,054 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, male in North America?
Number of infant deaths, male in North America was 11,992 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 number of infant deaths, male recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 23,543 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 11,992 in 2024.
How does North America rank for number of infant deaths, male?
North America ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infant 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, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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