Child Mortality
Specific Measure
Mortality rate of children under age five per 100,000 children under age five.
(Source: Authors' analysis of Centers for Disease Control data)
How does the US rank globally?
- Specific Measure: Mortality rate of children under age five per 100,000 live births.
(Source: Authors’ analysis of World Health Organization data)
- Percentage of countries the US outperforms: 57% (out of 116 countries)
- International Rank Trend: Worsening
National Trend Improving
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