What is number of under-five deaths in United States?

Number of under-five deaths in United States was 23,685 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 130,144 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 23,685 in 2024.

How does United States rank for number of under-five deaths?

United States ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United States 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in United States

Name: Number of under-five deaths in United States
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

United States: Number of under-five deaths was 23,685 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

23,685

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

40th

of 195 countries

All-time high

130,144

in 1960

All-time low

23,685

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in United States, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in United States stood at 23,685. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in United States peaked at 130,144 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23,685, in 2024.

That places United States 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	110,521	88,985	130,144	10
1970s	67,780	55,420	88,228	10
1980s	49,503	46,344	54,711	10
1990s	38,600	33,084	45,994	10
2000s	32,117	30,793	32,934	10
2010s	26,954	24,746	29,580	10
2020s	23,938	23,685	24,126	5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in United States?: Number of under-five deaths in United States was 23,685 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 130,144 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 23,685 in 2024.
How does United States rank for number of under-five deaths?: United States ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.