Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 8.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Latin America and Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean is 8.31, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 22.41 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.31, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.41 | — |
| 1991 | 21.74 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.11 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 20.47 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 19.83 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 19.13 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 18.44 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 17.77 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 17.14 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 16.52 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.85 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 15.13 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 14.42 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 13.77 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 13.2 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.69 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.25 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.87 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.55 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.27 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.02 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.71 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.46 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.22 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.01 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.09 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.82 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.76 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.7 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.36 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.01 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.64 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 8.31 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.46 | 16.52 | 22.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 11.27 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.18 | 9.7 | 11.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 | 8.31 | 9.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (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)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Latin America and Caribbean was 8.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.41 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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