Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5402 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 0.5402.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5663 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4141, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 14th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4141 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4198 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4266 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4435 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4507 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4571 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4651 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4664 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4804 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4846 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.486 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4868 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4876 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.491 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4943 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4977 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5032 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5104 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5169 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4872 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5262 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5281 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5314 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5354 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5456 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5418 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5503 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5601 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5647 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5659 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5663 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5571 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5464 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5402 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4459 | 0.4141 | 0.4804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4959 | 0.4846 | 0.5169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5371 | 0.4872 | 0.5647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5552 | 0.5402 | 0.5663 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 12 Switzerland 0.7121 compare
- 13 Grenada 0.7083 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 0.692 compare
- 15 Costa Rica 0.6913 compare
- 16 Denmark 0.684 compare
- 17 Netherlands 0.6808 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was 0.5402 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5663 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4141 in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 14th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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