Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to was 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants for mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 14.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1991 | 13.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 12.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 11.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 10.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 9.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 9.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 8.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 8.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 7.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 7.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 6.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 7 Latvia 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Fiji 11.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 66.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Slovenia 0.682 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 58.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 4.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Guinea 56.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 10 Eritrea 53.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 10 Estonia 0.665 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 53.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Lithuania 0.458 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Benin 47.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Moldova 1.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Haiti 43.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants 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)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 16 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to environment-related risks — Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Mortality and Welfare Costs from Exposure to Environmental Risks database provides data on health impacts and welfare costs from exposure to environmentally-related risks. This dataset integrates data on mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019), and quantifies welfare costs using a methodology adapted from the OECD (2017), The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century: Results from the BRIICS and the OECD Countries. The database covers a wide range of environmental risks, including air pollution, climate-related threats, exposure to hazardous substances such as lead and radon, unsafe water and sanitation, environment-related occupational risks, and environment-related behavioral risks. The data are disaggregated by gender and age groups, providing a granular view of how these risks impact dimensions of the population. Data source(s): GBD (2019), Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Results, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, United States. http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool GBD 2019 Risk Factor Collaborators (2020), Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet, Volume 396, Issue 10258, Pages 1223-1249. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2. Online Appendix 1: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0140673620307522-mmc1.pdf OECD (2017), The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century: Results from the BRIICS and the OECD Countries, OECD Publishing, Paris. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d1b2b844-en Contact: env.stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: December 2020 For further details on the dataset, consult the Dataset documentation.