Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, infant, female was 11.99 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 11.99 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 40.58 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.99 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 30th out of 47 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, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.58 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 38.89 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 37.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 35.43 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 33.68 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 32.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 30.39 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 28.81 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 27.52 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.93 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 24.62 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 23.43 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 20.33 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 19.45 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 17.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.82 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.71 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 15.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.85 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.47 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.84 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 13.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.03 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.99 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.04 per 1,000 live births | 25.93 per 1,000 live births | 40.58 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2 per 1,000 live births | 16.72 per 1,000 live births | 24.62 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.25 per 1,000 live births | 16.82 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 per 1,000 live births | 11.99 per 1,000 live births | 13.03 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Haiti 34.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 33.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 32.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 32 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Comoros 31.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Togo 31.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 11.99 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.58 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.