Health in Northern America

50 indicators covering health for Northern America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,142.8% 1st
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.9% 3rd
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.1% 4th
Under-five mortality rate 6.38 2024 down 5.0% 27th
Under-five deaths 25,634 2024 down 12.0% 29th
Infant mortality rate 5.41 2024 down 5.6% 27th
Child deaths age 1 to 4 3,918 2024 down 7.9% 29th
Neonatal deaths 14,570 2024 down 15.1% 29th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 2024 down 1.3% 27th
Infant deaths 21,716 2024 down 12.7% 29th
Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 2024 down 7.6% 29th
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.9707 2024 down 1.3% 28th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 2024 down 1.3% 28th
Neonatal mortality rate 3.63 2024 down 7.6% 27th
Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 2024 down 7.5% 29th
Mortality rate age 5-14 1.45 2024 up 14.7% 28th
Deaths age 10 to 14 3,946 2024 up 22.1% 27th
Mortality rate age 20-24 4.25 2024 up 2.7% 24th
Deaths age 5 to 9 2,675 2024 up 2.4% 29th
Deaths age 10 to 19 16,488 2024 up 19.2% 27th
Mortality rate age 5-24 8.19 2024 up 6.9% 26th
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 10-14 0.8456 2024 up 20.0% 28th
Mortality rate age 10-19 3.35 2024 up 12.7% 26th
Deaths age 15 to 24 33,918 2024 up 6.7% 26th
Mortality rate age 15-24 6.75 2024 up 5.4% 24th
Deaths age 5 to 24 40,539 2024 up 7.8% 27th
Deaths age 15 to 19 12,542 2024 up 18.4% 27th
Deaths age 5 to 14 6,621 2024 up 13.3% 28th
Mortality rate age 5-9 0.6054 2024 up 8.0% 28th
Neonatal mortality rate 3.63 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 7.6% 18th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 6.38 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 5.0% 18th
Infant mortality rate 5.41 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 5.6% 18th
Tuberculosis incidence 3.6 per 100,000 people 2024 up 2.9% 37th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0872 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 20.8% 13th
Stillbirth rate 2.69 2023 down 8.4% 31st
Maternal mortality ratio 16.27 per 100,000 live births 2023 up 4.0% 29th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 88 index 2023 up 2.3% 1st
Stillbirths 10,846 2023 down 14.8% 30th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.7% 2025 down 0.2% 9th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 per 1,000 people 2024 — 27th
Adolescent birth rate 0.157 per 1,000 people 2024 down 53.8% 16th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 5 2024 up 25.0% 14th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15.2% 2024 down 28.3% 23rd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 15 per 100,000 people 2021 up 13.6% 2nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.5 per 100,000 people 2021 up 25.0% 10th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 13.2 % 2021 down 7.0% 20th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 7.5% 2022 down 14.4% 13th
International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 90.0% 2024 down 8.2% 1st