Mortality rate, under-5 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5 was 15.56 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 15.56 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 56.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.56 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.13 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 53.69 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 48.68 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 46.25 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 43.89 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 39.35 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 37.81 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 35.27 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 33.44 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 31.74 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 30.14 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 28.73 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 27.41 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 25.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 23.09 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 20.81 per 1,000 live births | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 20.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.86 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.09 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 17.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 16.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 16.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.29 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 15.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.39 per 1,000 live births | 35.27 per 1,000 live births | 56.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.21 per 1,000 live births | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 33.44 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | 17.29 per 1,000 live births | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.28 per 1,000 live births | 15.56 per 1,000 live births | 16.99 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Haiti 52.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 49 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Malawi 48.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 48.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Zambia 48.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6262 % 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 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 15.56 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 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.56 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.