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Under-five mortality rate — Canada

Under-five mortality rate in Canada in 2024 — 5.4 per 1,000. Ranked 43 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 83.4%.

2024 5.4 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 43of 196
Period maximum 32.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 5.2 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Canada, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 32.6 per 1,0001962: 30.5 per 1,0001964: 28.2 per 1,0001966: 26 per 1,0001968: 23.9 per 1,0001970: 22 per 1,0001972: 19.9 per 1,0001974: 17.9 per 1,0001976: 16 per 1,0001978: 14.2 per 1,0001980: 12.5 per 1,0001982: 11.2 per 1,0001984: 10.1 per 1,0001986: 9.4 per 1,0001988: 8.8 per 1,0001990: 8.3 per 1,0001992: 7.7 per 1,0001994: 7.2 per 1,0001996: 6.7 per 1,0001998: 6.4 per 1,0002000: 6.2 per 1,0002002: 6.2 per 1,0002004: 6.1 per 1,0002006: 6 per 1,0002008: 5.9 per 1,0002010: 5.7 per 1,0002012: 5.6 per 1,0002014: 5.4 per 1,0002016: 5.3 per 1,0002018: 5.2 per 1,0002020: 5.2 per 1,0002022: 5.3 per 1,0002024: 5.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −27.2 (−83.44%) Average annual rate: -2.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 5.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
North America 6.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.4 +0 +0%
2023 5.4 +0.1 +1.89%
2022 5.3 +0.1 +1.92%
2021 5.2 +0 +0%
2020 5.2 +0 +0%
2019 5.2 +0 +0%
2018 5.2 +0 +0%
2017 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
2016 5.3 +0 +0%
2015 5.3 −0.1 −1.85%
2014 5.4 −0.1 −1.82%
2013 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
2012 5.6 +0 +0%
2011 5.6 −0.1 −1.75%
2010 5.7 −0.1 −1.72%
2009 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2008 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2007 6 +0 +0%
2006 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2005 6.1 +0 +0%
2004 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2003 6.2 +0 +0%
2002 6.2 +0 +0%
2001 6.2 +0 +0%
2000 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
1999 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
1998 6.4 −0.1 −1.54%
1997 6.5 −0.2 −2.99%
1996 6.7 −0.2 −2.9%
1995 6.9 −0.3 −4.17%
1994 7.2 −0.2 −2.7%
1993 7.4 −0.3 −3.9%
1992 7.7 −0.3 −3.75%
1991 8 −0.3 −3.61%
1990 8.3 −0.3 −3.49%
1989 8.6 −0.2 −2.27%
1988 8.8 −0.3 −3.3%
1987 9.1 −0.3 −3.19%
1986 9.4 −0.3 −3.09%
1985 9.7 −0.4 −3.96%
1984 10.1 −0.5 −4.72%
1983 10.6 −0.6 −5.36%
1982 11.2 −0.6 −5.08%
1981 11.8 −0.7 −5.6%
1980 12.5 −0.8 −6.02%
1979 13.3 −0.9 −6.34%
1978 14.2 −0.9 −5.96%
1977 15.1 −0.9 −5.63%
1976 16 −1 −5.88%
1975 17 −0.9 −5.03%
1974 17.9 −1 −5.29%
1973 18.9 −1 −5.03%
1972 19.9 −1.1 −5.24%
1971 21 −1 −4.55%
1970 22 −0.9 −3.93%
1969 22.9 −1 −4.18%
1968 23.9 −1.1 −4.4%
1967 25 −1 −3.85%
1966 26 −1.1 −4.06%
1965 27.1 −1.1 −3.9%
1964 28.2 −1.2 −4.08%
1963 29.4 −1.1 −3.61%
1962 30.5 −1.1 −3.48%
1961 31.6 −1 −3.07%
1960 32.6 — —

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 5.4 US United States 6.5
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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