Mortality rate, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 17.08 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 17.08 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 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 60.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.08 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.95 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 58.31 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 55.65 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 53.01 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 50.37 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 47.87 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 43.02 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.64 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 34.84 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 31.56 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 28.75 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 27.54 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 26.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.23 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.87 per 1,000 live births | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 22.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 20.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.67 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.44 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.47 per 1,000 live births | 38.64 per 1,000 live births | 60.95 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 19 per 1,000 live births | 25.23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.89 per 1,000 live births | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | 18.68 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Afghanistan 57 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Malawi 53.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Uganda 53.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Angola 53.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Djibouti 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Zambia 52.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 51.7 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, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 17.08 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, under-5, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.