Mortality rate, infant, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant, male was 14.73 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 14.73 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 49.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.73 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st 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, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.05 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 47.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 44.95 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 42.91 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 40.89 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 38.92 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 37.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 35.22 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 30.24 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 28.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 27.42 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 25.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 23.99 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 23.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 22.13 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 21.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 20.56 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.34 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 18.78 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.65 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.94 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 15.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.71 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 15.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.15 per 1,000 live births | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | 49.05 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.88 per 1,000 live births | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | 30.24 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.97 per 1,000 live births | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 20.56 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.38 per 1,000 live births | 14.73 per 1,000 live births | 15.99 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Kiribati 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 40 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 39.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Ethiopia 39.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Togo 38.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 38.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.73 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, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.73 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.