Health in Northern America (UNSDG) 26 indicators covering health for Northern America (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 2100 up 1.8% 123rd Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 2024 down 1.3% 42nd Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 2024 down 7.5% 43rd Child mortality rate 0.9707 2024 down 1.3% 42nd Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 2024 down 7.6% 43rd Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 2024 down 1.3% 41st Child deaths 3,918 2024 down 7.9% 43rd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 2024 down 3.5% 10th Deaths aged 20 to 24 21,376 2024 up 0.9% 57th Deaths aged 10 to 19 16,488 2024 up 19.2% 60th Deaths aged 5 to 24 40,539 2024 up 7.8% 60th Deaths aged 10 to 14 3,946 2024 up 22.1% 60th Deaths aged 15 to 24 33,918 2024 up 6.7% 58th Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 2024 up 2.4% 63rd Deaths aged 15 to 19 12,542 2024 up 18.4% 60th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71 2022 up 5.2% 9th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 40.33 2022 up 13.2% 6th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.71 2022 up 6.2% 150th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 40.68 2022 up 0.5% 7th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 19.75 2022 down 1.3% 5th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.34 2022 up 11.3% 152nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.15 2020 up 2.8% 130th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.2 2024 down 33.3% 53rd Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0 2024 — 52nd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 83.9 2023 unchanged 8th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 88.4 2023 up 2.2% 1st