Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Brazil or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 142,632 against 36,892 in Brazil as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?

105,740, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths

Brazil

36,892

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

142,632

in 2024

Brazil rank

29th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Number of under-five deaths over time

Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 142,632 against 36,892 in Brazil, a difference of 105,740.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 3.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	178,534	519,372	340,838	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	84,806	296,150	211,344	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	48,372	198,678	150,306	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	38,985	152,448	113,463	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Brazil or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 142,632 against 36,892 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?: 105,740, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Brazil ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.