United States - Mortality rate
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 6.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.10 in 1960 and a minimum value of 6.30 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.10 |
| 1961 | 29.50 |
| 1962 | 28.90 |
| 1963 | 28.30 |
| 1964 | 27.70 |
| 1965 | 27.10 |
| 1966 | 26.40 |
| 1967 | 25.70 |
| 1968 | 24.90 |
| 1969 | 24.10 |
| 1970 | 23.20 |
| 1971 | 22.40 |
| 1972 | 21.50 |
| 1973 | 20.60 |
| 1974 | 19.70 |
| 1975 | 18.80 |
| 1976 | 17.90 |
| 1977 | 17.10 |
| 1978 | 16.30 |
| 1979 | 15.60 |
| 1980 | 15.00 |
| 1981 | 14.40 |
| 1982 | 13.90 |
| 1983 | 13.40 |
| 1984 | 13.00 |
| 1985 | 12.70 |
| 1986 | 12.40 |
| 1987 | 12.10 |
| 1988 | 11.90 |
| 1989 | 11.60 |
| 1990 | 11.20 |
| 1991 | 10.90 |
| 1992 | 10.50 |
| 1993 | 10.10 |
| 1994 | 9.80 |
| 1995 | 9.50 |
| 1996 | 9.20 |
| 1997 | 8.90 |
| 1998 | 8.80 |
| 1999 | 8.60 |
| 2000 | 8.40 |
| 2001 | 8.30 |
| 2002 | 8.20 |
| 2003 | 8.10 |
| 2004 | 8.10 |
| 2005 | 8.00 |
| 2006 | 7.90 |
| 2007 | 7.70 |
| 2008 | 7.60 |
| 2009 | 7.50 |
| 2010 | 7.30 |
| 2011 | 7.20 |
| 2012 | 7.10 |
| 2013 | 7.00 |
| 2014 | 6.90 |
| 2015 | 6.80 |
| 2016 | 6.70 |
| 2017 | 6.60 |
| 2018 | 6.50 |
| 2019 | 6.40 |
| 2020 | 6.30 |
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 5.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.20 in 1960 and a minimum value of 5.70 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.20 |
| 1961 | 25.80 |
| 1962 | 25.30 |
| 1963 | 24.70 |
| 1964 | 24.30 |
| 1965 | 23.70 |
| 1966 | 23.10 |
| 1967 | 22.40 |
| 1968 | 21.70 |
| 1969 | 21.10 |
| 1970 | 20.40 |
| 1971 | 19.60 |
| 1972 | 18.70 |
| 1973 | 18.00 |
| 1974 | 17.20 |
| 1975 | 16.60 |
| 1976 | 15.90 |
| 1977 | 15.10 |
| 1978 | 14.40 |
| 1979 | 13.80 |
| 1980 | 13.30 |
| 1981 | 12.80 |
| 1982 | 12.30 |
| 1983 | 11.90 |
| 1984 | 11.60 |
| 1985 | 11.20 |
| 1986 | 10.90 |
| 1987 | 10.80 |
| 1988 | 10.50 |
| 1989 | 10.30 |
| 1990 | 9.90 |
| 1991 | 9.60 |
| 1992 | 9.30 |
| 1993 | 9.00 |
| 1994 | 8.80 |
| 1995 | 8.50 |
| 1996 | 8.20 |
| 1997 | 8.00 |
| 1998 | 7.90 |
| 1999 | 7.70 |
| 2000 | 7.60 |
| 2001 | 7.50 |
| 2002 | 7.40 |
| 2003 | 7.30 |
| 2004 | 7.20 |
| 2005 | 7.10 |
| 2006 | 7.10 |
| 2007 | 7.00 |
| 2008 | 6.90 |
| 2009 | 6.70 |
| 2010 | 6.60 |
| 2011 | 6.50 |
| 2012 | 6.40 |
| 2013 | 6.30 |
| 2014 | 6.20 |
| 2015 | 6.20 |
| 2016 | 6.10 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 5.90 |
| 2019 | 5.80 |
| 2020 | 5.70 |
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 6.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.70 in 1960 and a minimum value of 6.90 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.70 |
| 1961 | 33.00 |
| 1962 | 32.40 |
| 1963 | 31.70 |
| 1964 | 31.00 |
| 1965 | 30.30 |
| 1966 | 29.50 |
| 1967 | 28.80 |
| 1968 | 27.90 |
| 1969 | 27.00 |
| 1970 | 26.00 |
| 1971 | 25.00 |
| 1972 | 24.10 |
| 1973 | 23.00 |
| 1974 | 22.00 |
| 1975 | 20.90 |
| 1976 | 19.90 |
| 1977 | 19.00 |
| 1978 | 18.10 |
| 1979 | 17.30 |
| 1980 | 16.60 |
| 1981 | 15.90 |
| 1982 | 15.40 |
| 1983 | 14.80 |
| 1984 | 14.40 |
| 1985 | 14.20 |
| 1986 | 13.80 |
| 1987 | 13.50 |
| 1988 | 13.10 |
| 1989 | 12.80 |
| 1990 | 12.50 |
| 1991 | 12.10 |
| 1992 | 11.60 |
| 1993 | 11.20 |
| 1994 | 10.80 |
| 1995 | 10.40 |
| 1996 | 10.10 |
| 1997 | 9.80 |
| 1998 | 9.60 |
| 1999 | 9.40 |
| 2000 | 9.30 |
| 2001 | 9.10 |
| 2002 | 9.10 |
| 2003 | 9.00 |
| 2004 | 8.90 |
| 2005 | 8.80 |
| 2006 | 8.60 |
| 2007 | 8.50 |
| 2008 | 8.30 |
| 2009 | 8.20 |
| 2010 | 8.00 |
| 2011 | 7.90 |
| 2012 | 7.70 |
| 2013 | 7.60 |
| 2014 | 7.50 |
| 2015 | 7.40 |
| 2016 | 7.30 |
| 2017 | 7.20 |
| 2018 | 7.20 |
| 2019 | 7.10 |
| 2020 | 6.90 |
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 3.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.80 in 1968 and a minimum value of 3.40 in 2020.
Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 15.80 |
| 1969 | 15.50 |
| 1970 | 15.00 |
| 1971 | 14.40 |
| 1972 | 13.60 |
| 1973 | 12.90 |
| 1974 | 12.20 |
| 1975 | 11.50 |
| 1976 | 10.80 |
| 1977 | 10.10 |
| 1978 | 9.50 |
| 1979 | 8.90 |
| 1980 | 8.40 |
| 1981 | 8.00 |
| 1982 | 7.70 |
| 1983 | 7.50 |
| 1984 | 7.20 |
| 1985 | 7.00 |
| 1986 | 6.70 |
| 1987 | 6.50 |
| 1988 | 6.20 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
| 1990 | 5.80 |
| 1991 | 5.60 |
| 1992 | 5.40 |
| 1993 | 5.30 |
| 1994 | 5.10 |
| 1995 | 5.00 |
| 1996 | 4.90 |
| 1997 | 4.80 |
| 1998 | 4.80 |
| 1999 | 4.70 |
| 2000 | 4.60 |
| 2001 | 4.60 |
| 2002 | 4.60 |
| 2003 | 4.60 |
| 2004 | 4.60 |
| 2005 | 4.50 |
| 2006 | 4.40 |
| 2007 | 4.30 |
| 2008 | 4.30 |
| 2009 | 4.20 |
| 2010 | 4.10 |
| 2011 | 4.10 |
| 2012 | 4.10 |
| 2013 | 4.00 |
| 2014 | 4.00 |
| 2015 | 3.90 |
| 2016 | 3.80 |
| 2017 | 3.80 |
| 2018 | 3.70 |
| 2019 | 3.50 |
| 2020 | 3.40 |
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in United States was 79.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 130.82 in 1968 and a minimum value of 77.16 in 2010.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 130.63 |
| 1961 | 126.61 |
| 1962 | 128.62 |
| 1963 | 130.30 |
| 1964 | 129.10 |
| 1965 | 128.62 |
| 1966 | 128.74 |
| 1967 | 127.48 |
| 1968 | 130.82 |
| 1969 | 128.86 |
| 1970 | 128.47 |
| 1971 | 125.89 |
| 1972 | 124.31 |
| 1973 | 122.92 |
| 1974 | 117.15 |
| 1975 | 112.93 |
| 1976 | 110.08 |
| 1977 | 107.66 |
| 1978 | 105.87 |
| 1979 | 102.07 |
| 1980 | 102.56 |
| 1981 | 100.87 |
| 1982 | 97.53 |
| 1983 | 97.09 |
| 1984 | 96.12 |
| 1985 | 95.53 |
| 1986 | 94.58 |
| 1987 | 94.29 |
| 1988 | 94.40 |
| 1989 | 92.52 |
| 1990 | 90.87 |
| 1991 | 90.65 |
| 1992 | 88.98 |
| 1993 | 90.07 |
| 1994 | 89.52 |
| 1995 | 89.37 |
| 1996 | 87.12 |
| 1997 | 85.40 |
| 1998 | 83.56 |
| 1999 | 83.80 |
| 2000 | 83.36 |
| 2001 | 84.17 |
| 2002 | 83.72 |
| 2003 | 83.56 |
| 2004 | 81.47 |
| 2005 | 81.51 |
| 2006 | 80.93 |
| 2007 | 79.45 |
| 2008 | 78.71 |
| 2009 | 79.06 |
| 2010 | 77.16 |
| 2011 | 77.93 |
| 2012 | 77.72 |
| 2013 | 78.09 |
| 2014 | 79.38 |
| 2015 | 80.43 |
| 2016 | 82.12 |
| 2017 | 82.00 |
| 2018 | 80.61 |
| 2019 | 79.67 |
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in United States was 137.71 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 240.99 in 1968 and a minimum value of 131.27 in 2013.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 233.29 |
| 1961 | 226.70 |
| 1962 | 229.82 |
| 1963 | 233.56 |
| 1964 | 232.28 |
| 1965 | 233.01 |
| 1966 | 236.64 |
| 1967 | 234.86 |
| 1968 | 240.99 |
| 1969 | 239.49 |
| 1970 | 236.99 |
| 1971 | 232.15 |
| 1972 | 232.03 |
| 1973 | 228.49 |
| 1974 | 219.82 |
| 1975 | 212.74 |
| 1976 | 206.65 |
| 1977 | 202.60 |
| 1978 | 199.00 |
| 1979 | 195.12 |
| 1980 | 194.96 |
| 1981 | 190.25 |
| 1982 | 183.15 |
| 1983 | 179.71 |
| 1984 | 177.94 |
| 1985 | 178.09 |
| 1986 | 177.92 |
| 1987 | 176.20 |
| 1988 | 176.24 |
| 1989 | 174.80 |
| 1990 | 172.06 |
| 1991 | 170.61 |
| 1992 | 168.46 |
| 1993 | 170.26 |
| 1994 | 169.03 |
| 1995 | 166.96 |
| 1996 | 158.01 |
| 1997 | 149.44 |
| 1998 | 145.51 |
| 1999 | 144.77 |
| 2000 | 143.93 |
| 2001 | 144.31 |
| 2002 | 144.38 |
| 2003 | 143.91 |
| 2004 | 140.56 |
| 2005 | 141.97 |
| 2006 | 141.12 |
| 2007 | 138.61 |
| 2008 | 136.81 |
| 2009 | 134.97 |
| 2010 | 131.88 |
| 2011 | 132.14 |
| 2012 | 131.36 |
| 2013 | 131.27 |
| 2014 | 131.89 |
| 2015 | 134.32 |
| 2016 | 138.53 |
| 2017 | 139.25 |
| 2018 | 137.58 |
| 2019 | 137.71 |
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 4.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.40 in 1960 and a minimum value of 4.90 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.40 |
| 1961 | 22.00 |
| 1962 | 21.60 |
| 1963 | 21.10 |
| 1964 | 20.80 |
| 1965 | 20.20 |
| 1966 | 19.70 |
| 1967 | 19.10 |
| 1968 | 18.50 |
| 1969 | 17.90 |
| 1970 | 17.30 |
| 1971 | 16.60 |
| 1972 | 15.90 |
| 1973 | 15.30 |
| 1974 | 14.60 |
| 1975 | 14.00 |
| 1976 | 13.40 |
| 1977 | 12.80 |
| 1978 | 12.20 |
| 1979 | 11.70 |
| 1980 | 11.20 |
| 1981 | 10.80 |
| 1982 | 10.30 |
| 1983 | 10.00 |
| 1984 | 9.70 |
| 1985 | 9.40 |
| 1986 | 9.20 |
| 1987 | 9.00 |
| 1988 | 8.80 |
| 1989 | 8.60 |
| 1990 | 8.30 |
| 1991 | 8.00 |
| 1992 | 7.80 |
| 1993 | 7.60 |
| 1994 | 7.30 |
| 1995 | 7.10 |
| 1996 | 6.90 |
| 1997 | 6.70 |
| 1998 | 6.60 |
| 1999 | 6.50 |
| 2000 | 6.40 |
| 2001 | 6.30 |
| 2002 | 6.20 |
| 2003 | 6.10 |
| 2004 | 6.10 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 5.90 |
| 2008 | 5.80 |
| 2009 | 5.70 |
| 2010 | 5.70 |
| 2011 | 5.60 |
| 2012 | 5.50 |
| 2013 | 5.40 |
| 2014 | 5.30 |
| 2015 | 5.30 |
| 2016 | 5.20 |
| 2017 | 5.10 |
| 2018 | 5.00 |
| 2019 | 5.00 |
| 2020 | 4.90 |
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 5.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.90 in 1960 and a minimum value of 5.40 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.90 |
| 1961 | 25.40 |
| 1962 | 24.90 |
| 1963 | 24.40 |
| 1964 | 23.80 |
| 1965 | 23.30 |
| 1966 | 22.70 |
| 1967 | 22.00 |
| 1968 | 21.30 |
| 1969 | 20.60 |
| 1970 | 19.90 |
| 1971 | 19.10 |
| 1972 | 18.30 |
| 1973 | 17.50 |
| 1974 | 16.70 |
| 1975 | 15.90 |
| 1976 | 15.20 |
| 1977 | 14.50 |
| 1978 | 13.80 |
| 1979 | 13.20 |
| 1980 | 12.60 |
| 1981 | 12.10 |
| 1982 | 11.70 |
| 1983 | 11.30 |
| 1984 | 10.90 |
| 1985 | 10.60 |
| 1986 | 10.40 |
| 1987 | 10.20 |
| 1988 | 9.90 |
| 1989 | 9.70 |
| 1990 | 9.40 |
| 1991 | 9.10 |
| 1992 | 8.80 |
| 1993 | 8.50 |
| 1994 | 8.20 |
| 1995 | 7.90 |
| 1996 | 7.70 |
| 1997 | 7.50 |
| 1998 | 7.40 |
| 1999 | 7.20 |
| 2000 | 7.10 |
| 2001 | 7.00 |
| 2002 | 6.90 |
| 2003 | 6.90 |
| 2004 | 6.80 |
| 2005 | 6.70 |
| 2006 | 6.70 |
| 2007 | 6.60 |
| 2008 | 6.50 |
| 2009 | 6.40 |
| 2010 | 6.20 |
| 2011 | 6.10 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 5.90 |
| 2015 | 5.80 |
| 2016 | 5.70 |
| 2017 | 5.70 |
| 2018 | 5.60 |
| 2019 | 5.50 |
| 2020 | 5.40 |
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in United States was 5.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.20 in 1960 and a minimum value of 5.90 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.20 |
| 1961 | 28.60 |
| 1962 | 28.10 |
| 1963 | 27.50 |
| 1964 | 26.80 |
| 1965 | 26.10 |
| 1966 | 25.50 |
| 1967 | 24.80 |
| 1968 | 24.00 |
| 1969 | 23.20 |
| 1970 | 22.30 |
| 1971 | 21.40 |
| 1972 | 20.60 |
| 1973 | 19.60 |
| 1974 | 18.70 |
| 1975 | 17.70 |
| 1976 | 16.80 |
| 1977 | 16.10 |
| 1978 | 15.30 |
| 1979 | 14.60 |
| 1980 | 14.00 |
| 1981 | 13.40 |
| 1982 | 12.90 |
| 1983 | 12.40 |
| 1984 | 12.10 |
| 1985 | 11.90 |
| 1986 | 11.60 |
| 1987 | 11.30 |
| 1988 | 11.00 |
| 1989 | 10.70 |
| 1990 | 10.40 |
| 1991 | 10.10 |
| 1992 | 9.70 |
| 1993 | 9.40 |
| 1994 | 9.00 |
| 1995 | 8.70 |
| 1996 | 8.40 |
| 1997 | 8.20 |
| 1998 | 8.00 |
| 1999 | 7.90 |
| 2000 | 7.80 |
| 2001 | 7.70 |
| 2002 | 7.60 |
| 2003 | 7.60 |
| 2004 | 7.50 |
| 2005 | 7.40 |
| 2006 | 7.30 |
| 2007 | 7.20 |
| 2008 | 7.10 |
| 2009 | 7.00 |
| 2010 | 6.80 |
| 2011 | 6.70 |
| 2012 | 6.60 |
| 2013 | 6.50 |
| 2014 | 6.40 |
| 2015 | 6.30 |
| 2016 | 6.20 |
| 2017 | 6.20 |
| 2018 | 6.10 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 5.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
