Infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Infant mortality rate was 13.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean stood at 13.29. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 44.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.29, in 2024.
Latin America and Caribbean ranks 21st of 33 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.
Infant mortality rate in Latin America and 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 Latin America and Caribbean
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.82 compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 compare
- 22 Madagascar 42.97 compare
- 23 Sudan 42.91 compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.22 compare
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Infant mortality rate in Latin America and Caribbean was 13.29 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 44.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for infant mortality rate?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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