Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 1.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.3, measured 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 the Caribbean peaked at 2.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2024.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th 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 5-9 in Latin America and the 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 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | +55.5% |
| 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 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +55.5% | 1.66 | 2.59 |
| 2011 | -38.1% | 2.59 | 1.6 |
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 | 1.35 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.3 | 1.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Latin America and the 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 the 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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