Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 560,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe is 560,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 800,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 560,000, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 790,000 | — |
| 2011 | 800,000 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 790,000 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 790,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 780,000 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 770,000 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 760,000 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 740,000 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 720,000 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 700,000 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 680,000 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 650,000 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 620,000 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 590,000 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 560,000 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 764,000 | 700,000 | 800,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 620,000 | 560,000 | 680,000 | 5 |
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More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in América Latina y el Caribe was 560,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 800,000 in 2011.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 560,000 in 2024.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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