Child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Child mortality rate was 2.08 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 2.08. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 11 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2024.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 33rd of 48 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 mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 | — |
| 1991 | 10.37 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.76 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 9.16 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 8.57 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 8.02 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 7.02 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.91 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.13 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 5.74 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.39 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 5.06 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.76 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 4.49 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.01 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 3.81 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.62 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 3.44 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.27 | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 3.01 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.89 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.68 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.63 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.55 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.47 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.39 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.32 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.26 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.14 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.08 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -26.7% | 4.27 | 3.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.44 | 6.13 | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 3.44 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 2.39 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.08 | 2.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (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 76,656 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,134 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Child mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 2.08 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for child mortality rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 33rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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