Children died before five per woman in Canada
Canada: Children died before five per woman was 0.0085 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0085
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
161st
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1908
All-time low
0.0075
in 2019
Years of data
123
1900–2024
Children died before five per woman in Canada, 1900–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0085 for children died before five per woman in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Canada peaked at 1.37 in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.0075, in 2019.
That places Canada 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.23 | — |
| 1901 | 1.09 | -11.1% |
| 1902 | 0.8729 | -20.1% |
| 1903 | 0.8578 | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 0.6763 | -21.2% |
| 1906 | 0.8296 | +22.7% |
| 1908 | 1.37 | +65.5% |
| 1909 | 0.8977 | -34.6% |
| 1910 | 1.14 | +27.5% |
| 1911 | 1.22 | +6.4% |
| 1912 | 1.05 | -14.0% |
| 1913 | 1.08 | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 1.02 | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.952 | -6.5% |
| 1916 | 1.02 | +6.9% |
| 1917 | 0.81 | -20.4% |
| 1918 | 0.8108 | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.8268 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9494 | +14.8% |
| 1921 | 0.5098 | -46.3% |
| 1922 | 0.4892 | -4.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4558 | -6.8% |
| 1924 | 0.4093 | -10.2% |
| 1925 | 0.3831 | -6.4% |
| 1926 | 0.4442 | +16.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4145 | -6.7% |
| 1928 | 0.397 | -4.2% |
| 1929 | 0.4105 | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 0.409 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.3687 | -9.9% |
| 1932 | 0.3042 | -17.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2658 | -12.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2573 | -3.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2517 | -2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.2319 | -7.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2727 | +17.6% |
| 1938 | 0.2334 | -14.4% |
| 1939 | 0.214 | -8.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2147 | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2274 | +5.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2165 | -4.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2133 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2061 | -3.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1845 | -10.4% |
| 1946 | 0.2064 | +11.9% |
| 1947 | 0.215 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1855 | -13.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1768 | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 0.168 | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1617 | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1595 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1553 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1526 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1468 | -3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1428 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1406 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1348 | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1323 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1271 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1212 | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1146 | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1077 | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0987 | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0852 | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0732 | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0648 | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0588 | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0552 | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0511 | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0457 | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0403 | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0365 | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0314 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0291 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0271 | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0234 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0201 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0188 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0178 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.017 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0151 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.015 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.011 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0103 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0094 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.009 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 | +1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0085 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | +65.5% | 0.8296 | 1.37 |
| 1921 | -46.3% | 0.9494 | 0.5098 |
| 1910 | +27.5% | 0.8977 | 1.14 |
| 1909 | -34.6% | 1.37 | 0.8977 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9785 | 0.6763 | 1.37 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0.9925 | 0.81 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4863 | 0.3831 | 0.9494 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2809 | 0.214 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2046 | 0.1768 | 0.2274 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1494 | 0.1323 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0906 | 0.0552 | 0.1271 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0343 | 0.0234 | 0.0511 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0172 | 0.0149 | 0.0218 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 | 0.0097 | 0.0149 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 | 0.0093 | 0.0099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 | 0.0075 | 0.0093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 | 0.0076 | 0.0085 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Canada?
- Children died before five per woman in Canada was 0.0085 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1908.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for children died before five per woman?
- Canada ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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