Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female was 19,047 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
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 stood at 19,047. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 32,578 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,047, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,370 | — |
| 1991 | 28,012 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 27,819 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,752 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 27,567 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 27,459 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 27,046 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 26,624 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 27,781 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 25,959 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 25,728 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 25,530 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24,992 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 24,491 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 24,092 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 23,606 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 23,294 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 23,280 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 23,341 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 23,522 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 32,578 | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 23,077 | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 22,704 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22,456 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 22,176 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 21,781 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 21,486 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21,090 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 20,560 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 20,076 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 19,713 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 19,604 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19,316 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 19,171 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19,047 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +38.5% | 23,522 | 32,578 |
| 2011 | -29.2% | 32,578 | 23,077 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,439 | 25,959 | 28,370 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,188 | 23,280 | 25,728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,798 | 20,076 | 32,578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,370 | 19,047 | 19,713 | 5 |
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More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 19,047 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?
- The highest recorded value was 32,578 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,047 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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 of female adolescents ages 10-19 years