North America - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in North America was 23,143 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,532 in 1990 and a minimum value of 23,143 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,532 |
| 1991 | 38,513 |
| 1992 | 37,333 |
| 1993 | 36,047 |
| 1994 | 34,744 |
| 1995 | 33,499 |
| 1996 | 32,388 |
| 1997 | 31,452 |
| 1998 | 30,715 |
| 1999 | 30,176 |
| 2000 | 29,828 |
| 2001 | 29,642 |
| 2002 | 29,579 |
| 2003 | 29,580 |
| 2004 | 29,599 |
| 2005 | 29,562 |
| 2006 | 29,410 |
| 2007 | 29,106 |
| 2008 | 28,648 |
| 2009 | 28,069 |
| 2010 | 27,401 |
| 2011 | 26,710 |
| 2012 | 26,039 |
| 2013 | 25,433 |
| 2014 | 24,909 |
| 2015 | 24,470 |
| 2016 | 24,111 |
| 2017 | 23,825 |
| 2018 | 23,583 |
| 2019 | 23,367 |
| 2020 | 23,143 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in North America was 26,905 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47,092 in 1990 and a minimum value of 26,905 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,092 |
| 1991 | 45,907 |
| 1992 | 44,530 |
| 1993 | 43,027 |
| 1994 | 41,496 |
| 1995 | 40,020 |
| 1996 | 38,686 |
| 1997 | 37,541 |
| 1998 | 36,609 |
| 1999 | 35,902 |
| 2000 | 35,409 |
| 2001 | 35,107 |
| 2002 | 34,952 |
| 2003 | 34,882 |
| 2004 | 34,847 |
| 2005 | 34,762 |
| 2006 | 34,556 |
| 2007 | 34,187 |
| 2008 | 33,652 |
| 2009 | 32,975 |
| 2010 | 32,198 |
| 2011 | 31,391 |
| 2012 | 30,598 |
| 2013 | 29,867 |
| 2014 | 29,223 |
| 2015 | 28,673 |
| 2016 | 28,211 |
| 2017 | 27,826 |
| 2018 | 27,499 |
| 2019 | 27,206 |
| 2020 | 26,905 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in North America was 14,609 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,421 in 1990 and a minimum value of 14,609 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,421 |
| 1991 | 23,738 |
| 1992 | 23,122 |
| 1993 | 22,490 |
| 1994 | 21,829 |
| 1995 | 21,218 |
| 1996 | 20,733 |
| 1997 | 20,356 |
| 1998 | 20,011 |
| 1999 | 19,696 |
| 2000 | 19,556 |
| 2001 | 19,708 |
| 2002 | 20,003 |
| 2003 | 20,172 |
| 2004 | 20,081 |
| 2005 | 19,850 |
| 2006 | 19,618 |
| 2007 | 19,376 |
| 2008 | 19,029 |
| 2009 | 18,573 |
| 2010 | 18,141 |
| 2011 | 17,860 |
| 2012 | 17,655 |
| 2013 | 17,388 |
| 2014 | 17,003 |
| 2015 | 16,611 |
| 2016 | 16,316 |
| 2017 | 16,046 |
| 2018 | 15,673 |
| 2019 | 15,148 |
| 2020 | 14,609 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
