Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 1.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and Caribbean recorded 1.3 for mortality rate age 5-9 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 2.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2024.
That places Latin America and Caribbean 21st 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 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.97 | — |
| 1991 | 2.85 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.73 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.62 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.53 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.44 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.35 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.27 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.55 | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 2.13 | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.06 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.95 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.84 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.66 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.58 | +55.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.43 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.39 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.36 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.54 | 2.13 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.66 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.36 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.3 | 1.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.25 compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.22 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.83 compare
- 21 Uganda 6.76 compare
- 22 Angola 6.57 compare
- 23 Djibouti 6.55 compare
- 24 Malawi 6.17 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 deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and Caribbean was 1.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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