Health in Americas (WHO regions) 25 indicators covering health for Americas (WHO regions). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 2100 down 3.4% 88th Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 2024 down 17.8% 37th Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 2024 down 24.7% 28th Child mortality rate 1.75 2024 down 22.4% 37th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 2024 down 15.7% 35th Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 2024 down 26.3% 28th Child deaths 23,428 2024 down 29.7% 27th Deaths aged 20 to 24 98,072 2024 down 3.2% 28th Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 2024 down 12.9% 38th Deaths aged 5 to 24 193,381 2024 down 8.2% 37th Deaths aged 10 to 14 21,189 2024 down 3.3% 41st Deaths aged 15 to 24 156,529 2024 down 8.4% 29th Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,663 2024 down 13.0% 46th Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 2024 down 15.9% 35th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.48 2022 up 9.7% 11th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.88 2022 up 22.5% 15th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.18 2022 down 7.5% 133rd Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 2022 up 15.8% 10th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.95 2022 up 25.6% 11th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 2022 up 10.6% 144th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 2020 up 2.4% 118th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.7 2024 down 22.2% 49th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.1 2024 down 50.0% 49th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 80.3 2023 up 0.9% 12th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 82.2 2023 up 2.9% 7th