Mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 7.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean stood at 7.24. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 8.57 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.24, in 2024.
Latin America and Caribbean ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 | — |
| 1991 | 8.52 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.55 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.54 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.51 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.45 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.36 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.25 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.23 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.12 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.12 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.11 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.05 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.93 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.59 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.51 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.51 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.58 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.66 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.34 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.67 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.53 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.55 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.58 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.57 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.45 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.41 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.35 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.32 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.24 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.41 | 8.12 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 | 7.51 | 8.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 | 7.5 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 | 7.24 | 7.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 7 Chad 17.89 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 17.39 compare
- 9 Guinea 17.2 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.92 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 16.56 compare
- 12 Cameroon 16.19 compare
- 13 Niger 15.33 compare
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 20-24 in Latin America and Caribbean was 7.24 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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