Death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Death rate, crude was 6.55 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.55 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
40th
of 47 groups
All-time high
13.43 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.88 per 1,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6.55 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.43 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.88 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.43 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 13.06 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 12.75 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 12.46 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 12.15 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 11.83 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 11.49 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 10.96 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 10.76 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 10.73 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 10.24 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 10.01 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.76 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 9.54 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 9.27 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 9.12 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 8.83 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.64 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 8.49 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.34 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 8.15 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.05 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.81 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.66 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 7.57 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.32 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 7.19 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.07 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.96 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.87 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 6.76 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.68 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.58 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.47 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.37 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.28 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 6.19 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.12 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.08 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.05 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.98 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.97 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.93 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.88 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.88 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.91 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.91 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.93 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.93 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.95 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.96 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.99 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.02 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.17 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.23 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.61 per 1,000 people | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 8.48 per 1,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 6.98 per 1,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 6.51 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 6.55 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.01 per 1,000 people | 10.76 per 1,000 people | 13.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.46 per 1,000 people | 8.49 per 1,000 people | 10.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 6.96 per 1,000 people | 8.34 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.45 per 1,000 people | 6.12 per 1,000 people | 6.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 per 1,000 people | 5.88 per 1,000 people | 6.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 per 1,000 people | 5.93 per 1,000 people | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 per 1,000 people | 6.51 per 1,000 people | 8.48 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 37 Curaçao 10.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 37 Slovenia 10.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 39 Mauritius 10 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.98 per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Uruguay 9.93 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 Slovakia 9.9 per 1,000 people compare
- 43 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.86 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Death rate, crude in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.55 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for death rate, crude?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.