United States of America - Under-5 mortality rate

6.2 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2021

In 2021, under-5 mortality rate for United States of America was 6.2 deaths per thousand live births. Under-5 mortality rate of United States of America fell gradually from 21.5 deaths per thousand live births in 1972 to 6.2 deaths per thousand live births in 2021.

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What is under-5 mortality rate?

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

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