Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates was 6.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and Caribbean recorded 6.05 for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 8.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates 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 |
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More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean was 6.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 - un igme estimates?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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