Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada
Canada: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 182 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada stood at 182.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada peaked at 384 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 163, in 2012.
Canada ranks 96th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 331.7 | 281 | 384 | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.7 | 173 | 266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.8 | 163 | 167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.8 | 169 | 182 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 22.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Canada was 182 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 384 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Canada ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years