Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Neonatal deaths - SDG target met was 60,278 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
60,278
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
72,234
in 2025
All-time low
60,278
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and Caribbean recorded 60,278 for neonatal deaths - sdg target met in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,234 | — |
| 2026 | 69,478 | -3.8% |
| 2027 | 66,921 | -3.7% |
| 2028 | 64,545 | -3.6% |
| 2029 | 62,357 | -3.4% |
| 2030 | 60,278 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 67,107 | 62,357 | 72,234 | 5 |
| 2030s | 60,278 | 60,278 | 60,278 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59,421 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 51,890 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 39,036 compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 31,242 compare
- 8 Indonesia 30,829 compare
- 9 Egypt 30,306 compare
- 10 Philippines 22,579 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 mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - sdg target met in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Neonatal deaths - sdg target met in Latin America and Caribbean was 60,278 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - sdg target met recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 72,234 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - sdg target met recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,278 in 2030.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for neonatal deaths - sdg target met?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - sdg target met rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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