Health in North America 390 indicators covering health for North America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 5,833 2024 up 8.8% 35th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 15,543 2024 down 1.8% 35th Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 3.63 2024 down 7.6% 10th Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 6.38 2024 down 5.0% 10th Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates 3.35 2024 up 12.7% 9th Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates 14,570 2024 down 15.1% 10th Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates 25,634 2024 down 12.0% 10th Deaths age 10 to 19 - UN IGME estimates 16,488 2024 up 19.2% 10th Mortality rate age 5-9 0.6054 2024 up 8.0% 28th Deaths age 5 to 14 6,621 2024 up 13.3% 28th Deaths age 15 to 19 12,542 2024 up 18.4% 27th Deaths age 5 to 24 40,539 2024 up 7.8% 27th Mortality rate age 15-24 6.75 2024 up 5.4% 24th Deaths age 15 to 24 33,918 2024 up 6.7% 26th Mortality rate age 5-14 1.45 2024 up 14.7% 28th Mortality rate age 10-14 0.8456 2024 up 20.0% 28th Mortality rate age 5-24 8.19 2024 up 6.9% 26th Deaths age 10 to 19 16,488 2024 up 19.2% 27th Deaths age 5 to 9 2,675 2024 up 2.4% 29th Mortality rate age 20-24 4.25 2024 up 2.7% 24th Deaths age 10 to 14 3,946 2024 up 22.1% 27th Deaths age 20 to 24 21,376 2024 up 0.9% 27th Mortality rate age 15-19 2.51 2024 up 10.4% 24th Mortality rate age 10-19 3.35 2024 up 12.7% 26th People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 95.6% 2024 up 0.5% 1st Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 10.6% 2021 down 6.0% 42nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 15.9% 2021 down 5.1% 43rd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 13.3% 2021 down 4.8% 42nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.5063 per 100,000 population 2021 up 18.5% 32nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.3485 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 12.8% 34th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.6642 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 23.9% 32nd Suicide mortality rate, female 6.29 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 4.4% 10th Suicide mortality rate, male 23.62 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 14.5% 1st Suicide mortality rate 14.99 per 100,000 population 2021 up 12.7% 1st Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 4.42 2020 up 4.4% 2nd Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 9.9 2020 up 5.0% 2nd Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 15.55 2020 up 4.5% 2nd Low-birthweight babies 8.1% 2020 up 2.1% 23rd Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 0.3% 2022 down 57.7% 37th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 0.2% 2022 down 51.6% 37th People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 97.5% 2024 up 0.7% 1st Prevalence of anemia among children 6.7% 2019 up 9.2% 44th Prevalence of current tobacco use 15.3% 2024 down 28.5% 31st Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 11.3% 2024 down 29.1% 11th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 19.3% 2024 down 27.9% 34th Fraction 0.0002 2024 down 75.0% 26th Deaths 2 2024 down 77.8% 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 12,823 current international $ 2023 up 59.7% 1st Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 1,435 current international $ 2023 up 43.9% 1st Domestic general government health expenditure 8.9% 2023 up 13.7% 1st Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,777 current international $ 2023 up 46.0% 1st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 6,959 current US$ 2023 up 68.2% 1st Number of stillbirths 10,846 2023 down 14.8% 36th Stillbirth rate 2.69 2023 down 8.4% 31st Stillbirths 10,846 2023 down 14.8% 30th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 15.9% 2021 up 178.1% 40th Cause of death, by injury 6.0% 2021 down 3.8% 34th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 78.1% 2021 down 11.3% 6th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 0.0% 2021 — 44th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 49.0% 2021 down 1.5% 45th ← Previous Page 5 of 7 Next →