Mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 6.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean stood at 6.05. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 8.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2024.
That places Latin America and Caribbean 17th 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 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 | — |
| 1991 | 8.47 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.41 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.35 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.27 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.18 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.06 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 7.92 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.05 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.63 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.57 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.47 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.35 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.23 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.11 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.04 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.07 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.14 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.21 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7 | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 7.26 | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 7.21 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.16 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.11 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.06 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.98 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.89 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.72 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.52 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.37 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.29 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.19 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.13 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.05 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 | 7.04 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 | 6.52 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 | 6.05 | 6.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 14 Mali 16.65 compare
- 15 Benin 16.31 compare
- 16 Eswatini 16.3 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 15.85 compare
- 18 Nigeria 15.61 compare
- 19 Afghanistan 15.52 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 15.44 compare
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in Latin America and Caribbean was 6.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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