Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -4.43 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) is -4.43 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 22.65 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -26.31 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 23rd of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1993 | -6 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1994 | -6.24 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1995 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1996 | -6.53 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1997 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1999 | -11.36 % change on previous year | +642.1% |
| 2000 | -6.58 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 2001 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | -6.53 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -6.63 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2006 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2007 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2008 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2009 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 22.65 % change on previous year | -536.1% |
| 2011 | -26.31 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2012 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2013 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -4.04 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2015 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2016 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 2017 | -3.87 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2018 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2020 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2021 | -4.2 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2022 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2023 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -4.43 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -642.1% | -1.53 % change on previous year | -11.36 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +536.1% | -5.19 % change on previous year | 22.65 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -216.2% | 22.65 % change on previous year | -26.31 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +83.1% | -26.31 % change on previous year | -4.45 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +76.5% | -6.52 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +42.0% | -11.36 % change on previous year | -6.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.19 % change on previous year | -11.36 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -6.21 % change on previous year | -6.63 % change on previous year | -5.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.41 % change on previous year | -26.31 % change on previous year | 22.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.27 % change on previous year | -4.43 % change on previous year | -4.04 % change on previous year | 5 |
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was -4.43 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.31 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 23rd out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.