Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality rate, infant, female was 11.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
31st
of 47 groups
All-time high
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
11.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 11.9 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 39.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 47 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, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 34.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.21 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 per 1,000 live births | 13 per 1,000 live births | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 34 Dominica 31.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, 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 1.16 % 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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 11.9 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?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.