Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and was 35.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 35.2% for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 141.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 35.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2019.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +107.6% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.4% | 35.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 35.2% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.