Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in United States of America
United States of America: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in United States of America peaked at 1.1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 1,000, in 2008.
That places United States of America 149th out of 197 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.71 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in United States of America?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in United States of America was 0.6 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2008.
- How does United States of America rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- United States of America ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.