Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female was 18,431 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18,431
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
29th
of 43 groups
All-time high
31,821
in 2010
All-time low
18,431
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 27.5k1991: 27.2k1992: 27.0k1993: 26.9k1994: 26.8k1995: 26.6k1996: 26.2k1997: 25.8k1998: 27.0k1999: 25.2k2000: 25.0k2001: 24.8k2002: 24.3k2003: 23.8k2004: 23.4k2005: 22.9k2006: 22.6k2007: 22.5k2008: 22.6k2009: 22.8k2010: 31.8k2011: 22.3k2012: 22.0k2013: 21.8k2014: 21.5k2015: 21.1k2016: 20.8k2017: 20.5k2018: 19.9k2019: 19.4k2020: 19.1k2021: 19.0k2022: 18.7k2023: 18.5k2024: 18.4k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

In 2024, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 18,431. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 31,821 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18,431, in 2024.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 27,534
1991 27,193 -1.2%
1992 27,004 -0.7%
1993 26,942 -0.2%
1994 26,756 -0.7%
1995 26,645 -0.4%
1996 26,234 -1.5%
1997 25,809 -1.6%
1998 26,987 +4.6%
1999 25,183 -6.7%
2000 24,965 -0.9%
2001 24,781 -0.7%
2002 24,253 -2.1%
2003 23,756 -2.0%
2004 23,357 -1.7%
2005 22,871 -2.1%
2006 22,555 -1.4%
2007 22,523 -0.1%
2008 22,575 +0.2%
2009 22,755 +0.8%
2010 31,821 +39.8%
2011 22,335 -29.8%
2012 21,984 -1.6%
2013 21,753 -1.1%
2014 21,497 -1.2%
2015 21,121 -1.7%
2016 20,841 -1.3%
2017 20,463 -1.8%
2018 19,944 -2.5%
2019 19,441 -2.5%
2020 19,094 -1.8%
2021 18,985 -0.6%
2022 18,694 -1.5%
2023 18,547 -0.8%
2024 18,431 -0.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +39.8% 22,755 31,821
2011 -29.8% 31,821 22,335

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,629 25,183 27,534 10
2000s 23,439 22,523 24,965 10
2010s 22,120 19,441 31,821 10
2020s 18,750 18,431 19,094 5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 26 Mozambique 4,116 compare
  2. 27 Mexico 3,838 compare
  3. 28 South Sudan 3,785 compare
  4. 29 Kenya 3,368 compare
  5. 30 Palestine 3,334 compare
  6. 31 Ghana 3,166 compare
  7. 32 Guinea 2,911 compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 18,431 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 31,821 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 18,431 in 2024.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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