Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate was -2.93 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at -2.93 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at -0.0426 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -6.4 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 22nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -4.48 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1993 | -4.6 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1994 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1995 | -4.99 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1996 | -5.22 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1997 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1998 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1999 | -6.11 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2000 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2001 | -5.75 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2002 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2004 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2005 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2006 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2007 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2008 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2009 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2335 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2011 | -6.4 % change on previous year | +2639.2% |
| 2012 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2013 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2015 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0426 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 2017 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +12158.1% |
| 2018 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2019 | -3.37 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2020 | -4.2 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2021 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2022 | -3 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 2023 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2024 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -12158.1% | -0.0426 % change on previous year | -5.23 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -2639.2% | -0.2335 % change on previous year | -6.4 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +98.5% | -2.78 % change on previous year | -0.0426 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +93.5% | -3.59 % change on previous year | -0.2335 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.92 % change on previous year | -6.11 % change on previous year | -4.11 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.97 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | -3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -6.4 % change on previous year | -0.0426 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.37 % change on previous year | -4.2 % change on previous year | -2.93 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 19 Costa Rica 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 1.26 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Portugal 0.8734 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was -2.93 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0426 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), 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 Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant deaths UNICEF
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The year-on-year percentage change in Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.