Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Deaths aged 5 to 9 was 12,983 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 12,983. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 31,832 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,983, in 2024.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 51st of 68 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,832 | — |
| 1991 | 30,691 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 29,621 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 28,625 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 27,701 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 26,863 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 26,055 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 25,259 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 28,379 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 23,737 | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 23,026 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 22,484 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 21,709 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 21,119 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 21,115 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,368 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 19,554 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19,057 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,543 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 18,049 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,868 | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 17,103 | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 16,312 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 15,819 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15,373 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,977 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14,670 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14,811 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,541 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14,079 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13,962 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14,121 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,626 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13,493 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12,983 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths aged 5 to 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +54.4% | 18,049 | 27,868 |
| 2011 | -38.6% | 27,868 | 17,103 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,876 | 23,737 | 31,832 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,502 | 18,049 | 23,026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,555 | 14,079 | 27,868 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,637 | 12,983 | 14,121 | 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)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (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 deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 12,983 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 31,832 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,983 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for deaths aged 5 to 9?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 51st out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 5 to 9 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 5 to 9. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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