Americas (WHO regions): statistics and indicators

53 indicators and 1,604 data points for Americas (WHO regions), collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Americas (WHO regions)

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year 2024 19th volatile
Total population by age 12,072 2100 71st falling
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 2100 88th falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 2024 37th volatile
Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 2024 28th volatile
Child mortality rate 1.75 2024 37th volatile
Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 2024 28th volatile
Child deaths 23,428 2024 27th volatile
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 2024 35th falling
Total population by age 7,620 2023 32nd volatile
Deaths aged 20 to 24 98,072 2024 28th rising
Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 2024 38th falling
Deaths aged 10 to 14 21,189 2024 41st falling
Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 2024 35th falling
Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,663 2024 46th falling
Deaths aged 15 to 24 156,529 2024 29th flat
Deaths aged 5 to 24 193,381 2024 37th falling
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 4.63 2024 4th falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 26.32 2024 18th falling
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 67.46 2024 10th rising
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.18 2022 133rd falling
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.48 2022 11th rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.88 2022 15th rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 2022 144th falling
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 2022 10th rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 54.68 2024 8th rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.95 2022 11th rising
Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 8 2024 53rd falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0.4238 2024 56th flat
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 98.78 2024 9th flat
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 76.5 2024 8th rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 96.23 2024 15th rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 4.64 2024 56th falling
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 93.77 2024 15th rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 2.46 2024 51st falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 3.32 2024 43rd falling
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 15.12 2024 28th falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation 0.4506 2024 51st volatile
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 18.26 2023 136th falling
Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 7 2025 57th rising
Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 7 2025 57th rising
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 8.84 2023 46th falling
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 91.16 2023 19th rising
New internal displacements 5.90 million 2025 55th volatile
Internally displaced persons 10.54 million 2025 55th rising
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 82.97 2023 18th rising
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 8.19 2023 35th rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 2020 118th flat
International migrants, by country of destination 77.87 million 2024 12th rising
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.7 2024 49th falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.1 2024 49th falling
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 80.3 2023 12th flat
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 82.2 2023 7th rising

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