Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained was 63,839 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
63,839
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
73,044
in 2025
All-time low
63,839
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean is 63,839, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73,044 | — |
| 2026 | 70,999 | -2.8% |
| 2027 | 69,062 | -2.7% |
| 2028 | 67,229 | -2.7% |
| 2029 | 65,510 | -2.6% |
| 2030 | 63,839 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 69,169 | 65,510 | 73,044 | 5 |
| 2030s | 63,839 | 63,839 | 63,839 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 115,709 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 92,551 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 48,597 compare
- 7 Tanzania 46,446 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 44,898 compare
- 9 Niger 38,615 compare
- 10 Sudan 36,505 compare
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Latin America and Caribbean was 63,839 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73,044 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,839 in 2030.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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