Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean: Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 was 13.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean is 13.29, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 44.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.29, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.05 | — |
| 1991 | 42.27 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 40.42 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 38.58 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 36.75 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 34.97 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 33.26 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 31.58 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 30.2 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 28.49 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 27.1 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 25.79 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.57 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.47 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 22.45 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 21.48 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.63 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.84 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 19.1 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.46 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.48 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.33 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 16.86 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.98 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.64 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.9 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.26 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 14.93 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 14.64 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.41 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.14 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.88 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.29 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.06 | 28.49 | 44.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.29 | 18.46 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 | 14.64 | 18.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.87 | 13.29 | 14.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
- Child population under age 5 46,303 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 26.83 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 104,258 (2025)
- Child population 179,209 (2025)
- Life expectancy at birth 76.04 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 15.35 (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 142,633 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 8.31 (2024)
- Mortality rate 4.39 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 0.5402 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean was 13.29 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 44.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 in 2024.
- How does SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean rank for infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
- SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 rising or falling in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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