A bar chart showing the causes of death in children aged 5 to 14 globally in 2023, with road accidents and pneumonia as the leading causes.

Horizontal bar chart detailing the leading causes of death in children aged 5 to 14 worldwide in 2023, sourced from Our World in Data.

Causes of death in children aged 5 to 14, World, 2023 Our World in Data The estimated annual number of deaths from each cause, among children aged 5–14 years old. Estimates come with wide uncertainties especially for countries with poor vital registration. Road accidents 80,900 Pneumonia 79,300 Cancers 65,000 Drowning 58,700 Diarrheal diseases 45,500 Malaria 45,300 Cardiovascular disease 26,000 Digestive diseases 19,700 Tuberculosis 18,300 HIV/AIDS 15,900 Nutritional deficiencies 14,600 Homicide 13,400 Fire 12,300 Natural disasters 12,000 Suicide 11,600 Kidney disease 10,800 Hepatitis 9,670 Chronic respiratory diseases 7,950 COVID-19 6,710 Diabetes mellitus 3,030 Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 604 Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2025) OurWorldinData.org/causes-of-death | CC BY