Mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 11.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean stood at 11.61. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 14.41 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.61, in 2024.
That places Latin America and Caribbean 10th 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 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.41 | — |
| 1991 | 14.35 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.39 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.39 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.35 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.26 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.1 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.9 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.9 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.65 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 13.62 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.57 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.46 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.25 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.96 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.59 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.64 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.79 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.96 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.37 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 13.07 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 12.99 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.9 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.85 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.83 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.81 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.74 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.34 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.16 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.86 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.76 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.61 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.17 | 13.65 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.06 | 12.59 | 13.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.95 | 12.34 | 14.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 | 11.61 | 12.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 7 Sierra Leone 31.41 compare
- 8 Chad 31.17 compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.6 compare
- 10 Guinea 28.94 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 28.34 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 27.79 compare
- 13 Cameroon 26.33 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 mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Latin America and Caribbean was 11.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.41 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.61 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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