Health in North America

232 indicators covering health for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64, total 247.51 million 2025 up 3.9%
Population ages 15-64, male 65.7% 2025 down 2.8%
Population ages 15-64, male 126.50 million 2025 up 4.4%
Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% 2025 down 3.4%
Population ages 15-64, female 121.01 million 2025 up 3.3%
Population ages 0-14, total 64.69 million 2025 down 4.3%
Population ages 0-14, male 17.2% 2025 down 11.0%
Population ages 0-14, male 33.17 million 2025 down 4.3%
Population ages 0-14, female 16.5% 2025 down 10.5%
Population ages 0-14, female 31.52 million 2025 down 4.2%
Population ages 65 and above, female 38.52 million 2025 up 35.0%
Population ages 65 and above, female 20.2% 2025 up 26.2%
Population ages 65 and above, male 32.78 million 2025 up 41.0%
Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% 2025 up 31.2%
Population ages 65 and above, total 71.30 million 2025 up 37.7%
Population ages 65 and above 18.6% 2025 up 28.4%
Age dependency ratio, old 28.8% 2025 up 32.5%
Population, female 191.05 million 2025 up 7.0%
Age dependency ratio 54.9% 2025 up 9.7%
Age dependency ratio, young 26.1% 2025 down 7.8%
Population, female 49.8% 2025 down 0.2%
Population, male 192.45 million 2025 up 7.5%
Population, male 50.2% 2025 up 0.2%
Immunization, Pol3 92.9% 2024 up 0.1%
Mortality rate, under-5 6.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 4.5%
Mortality rate, under-5, female 5.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 4.9%
Mortality rate, under-5, male 6.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 5.5%
Mortality rate, neonatal 3.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 7.7%
Immunization, DPT 93.8% 2024 down 0.9%
Immunization, measles 92.0% 2024 up 0.2%
Survival to age 65, male 81.7% 2024 up 0.6%
Survival to age 65, female 88.9% 2024 up 0.7%
Fertility rate, total 1.59 births per woman 2024 down 13.7%
Life expectancy at birth, male 76.88 years 2024 up 0.1%
Life expectancy at birth, total 79.24 years 2024 up 0.1%
Life expectancy at birth, female 81.72 years 2024 up 0.2%
Mortality rate, infant, male 5.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 6.5%
Mortality rate, infant 5.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 5.3%
Mortality rate, infant, female 5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 3.8%
Death rate, crude 8.88 per 1,000 people 2024 up 9.1%
Birth rate, crude 10.42 per 1,000 people 2024 down 15.6%
Mortality rate, adult, male 141.47 per 1,000 male adults 2023 up 12.1%
Mortality rate, adult, female 79.43 per 1,000 female adults 2023 up 5.5%
Number of maternal deaths 650 2023 down 3.0%
Lifetime risk of maternal death 4,322 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 6.3%
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0% 2023 down 5.9%
Maternal mortality ratio 16 2023 unchanged
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 2.4 per 1,000 2024 up 9.1%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 3.5 per 1,000 2024 up 12.9%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 1.5 per 1,000 2024 up 7.1%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 4.5 per 1,000 2024 up 12.5%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 2.2 per 1,000 2024 up 15.8%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 1 per 1,000 2024 up 25.0%
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 0.7 per 1,000 2024 up 16.7%
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 0.7 per 1,000 2024 up 16.7%
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 3.4 per 1,000 2024 up 13.3%
Prevalence of overweight 71.0% 2022 up 5.2%
Prevalence of overweight, male 73.6% 2022 up 2.6%