Number of under-five deaths, female in North America
North America: Number of under-five deaths, female was 11,420 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in North America is 11,420, measured 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 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in North America peaked at 21,255 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,420, in 2024.
North America ranks 36th 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.
Number of under-five deaths, female in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,255 | — |
| 1991 | 20,684 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 19,907 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 18,991 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 18,146 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 17,320 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 16,618 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 16,034 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 15,757 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 15,488 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 15,374 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15,238 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 15,011 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 14,875 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14,931 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14,905 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 15,046 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15,151 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14,986 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14,500 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 13,994 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 13,561 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 13,265 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 12,997 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 12,896 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12,803 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,600 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 12,280 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11,960 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 11,788 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11,554 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 11,479 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11,579 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11,550 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11,420 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,020 | 15,488 | 21,255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,002 | 14,500 | 15,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,814 | 11,788 | 13,994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,516 | 11,420 | 11,579 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in North America?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in North America was 11,420 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,255 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,420 in 2024.
- How does North America rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- North America ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.