Neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Neonatal deaths was 0.5402 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5402
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.5662
in 2021
All-time low
0.414
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 0.5402 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.5662 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.414, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.414 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4198 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4265 | +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 | 0.4909 | +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 | 0.5353 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5456 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5418 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5503 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5601 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5649 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5659 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5662 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5571 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5463 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5402 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4459 | 0.414 | 0.4804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4958 | 0.4846 | 0.5169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5371 | 0.4872 | 0.5649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5551 | 0.5402 | 0.5662 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Neonatal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.5402 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5662 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.414 in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for neonatal deaths?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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