Mortality rate, infant in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant was 13.38 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 13.38 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 44.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.38 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.59 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 42.77 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 40.85 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 38.98 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 37.12 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 35.33 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 33.59 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 31.88 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 30.52 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 27.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 26.02 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.68 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 22.62 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.78 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.63 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 18.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.49 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 17.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.75 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.03 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.39 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 14.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 13.98 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 13.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.44 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | 44.59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.48 per 1,000 live births | 18.63 per 1,000 live births | 27.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.28 per 1,000 live births | 14.73 per 1,000 live births | 18.66 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.95 per 1,000 live births | 13.38 per 1,000 live births | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Comoros 35 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Togo 34.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Zambia 34.6 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, infant in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 13.38 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 recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.38 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.