Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rates, by age group (neonatal and post-neonatal), 1991 to most recent year.

Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by age (neonatal and post-neonatal) and sex, 1991 to most recent year.

In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Canada amounted to 4.4. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 23.4, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

UNICEF's country profile for Canada, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

The infant mortality rate in Canada, for children under the age of one year old, was 187 deaths per thousand births in 1900. This means that for all babies born in 1865, almost one fifth did not survive past their first birthday. Over the course of the next 120 years, this number has dropped significantly. The rate dropped to its lowest point ever in the 2000s, at five deaths per thousand births.

This table contains 3552 series, with data for years 2000/2002 - 2010/2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (148 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority, Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...); Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females); Infant or perinatal mortality (2 items: Infant mortality; Perinatal mortality); Characteristics (4 items: Number; Rate; Low 95% confidence interval, rate; High 95% confidence interval, rate).

In 2021, the leading cause of death for infants less than one year of age in Canada was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities. This statistic shows the leading causes of infant mortality in Canada in 2021.

Historical dataset showing Canada infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

This table contains 3006 series, with data for years 1997 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (167 items: Canada; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (6 items: Number of infant deaths; Infant mortality; Low 95% confidence interval; number of infant deaths; High 95% confidence interval; number of infant deaths ...).

CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 4.400 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.500 Ratio for 2022. CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 6.600 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.800 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 4.400 Ratio in 2023. CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.;UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division;Weighted average;

Canada: Infant deaths per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2023 is 4 deaths per 1000 live births, a decline from 5 deaths per 1000 live births in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1960 to 2023 is 10 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 4 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 28 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1960.

Numbers of live births, number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by sex, for Canada and Inuit regions.

Forecast: Female Infant Mortality Rate in Canada 2022 - 2026 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 5.100 Ratio in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.100 Ratio for 2022. CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 8.000 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.600 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 5.100 Ratio in 2023. CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.;UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division;Weighted average;Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys. Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.2.1[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

The child mortality rate in Canada, for children under the age of five, was 333 deaths per thousand births in the year 1830. This means that one third of all children born in 1830 did not make it to their fifth birthday. Child mortality remained above 25 percent for the remainder of the nineteenth century, before falling at a much faster rate throughout the 1900s. By the year 2020, Canada's child mortality rate is expected to be just five deaths per thousand births.

Forecast: Infant Mortality in Canada 2023 - 2027 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

This table contains 3114 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (6 items: High 95% confidence interval; number of infant deaths; Infant mortality; Low 95% confidence interval; number of infant deaths; Number of infant deaths ...).

Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by age (neonatal and post-neonatal) and sex, 1991 to most recent year.

Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by birth weight and sex.

Number of infant deaths in Canada was reported at 1576 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2026.