Mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mortality rate age 10-14 was 1.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.66.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2020.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7 | — |
| 1991 | 2.61 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.53 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.46 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.34 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.29 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.23 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.35 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.14 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.07 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.03 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.97 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.93 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.63 | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 1.83 | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.68 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.64 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.67 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.65 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.67 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.66 | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 10-14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +40.6% | 1.87 | 2.63 |
| 2011 | -30.5% | 2.63 | 1.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 | 2.14 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.87 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.65 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 6.96 compare
- 17 Benin 6.7 compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 5.97 compare
- 19 Guinea 5.95 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 5.63 compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 5.35 compare
- 22 Sudan 4.91 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)
- 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)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 10-14 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.66 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 10-14?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-14 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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