Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada
Canada: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada peaked at 1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000, in 2011.
That places Canada 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.83 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.55 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 152 Barbados 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Estonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Latvia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Lithuania 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Maldives 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 North Macedonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Serbia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Slovakia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Canada was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Canada ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.