Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 11,557 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 11,557. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18,864 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,557, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,940 | — |
| 1991 | 16,885 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 16,905 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 17,000 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16,945 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 16,986 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16,739 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 16,502 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 16,889 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16,166 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 16,073 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15,939 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15,573 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15,159 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 14,708 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 14,360 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 14,205 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14,242 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14,372 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14,643 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18,864 | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 14,415 | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 14,341 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 14,268 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14,142 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13,901 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13,715 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13,337 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 12,908 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 12,558 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 12,247 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11,996 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 11,816 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11,629 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 11,557 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +28.8% | 14,643 | 18,864 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,796 | 16,166 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,927 | 14,205 | 16,073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,245 | 12,558 | 18,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,849 | 11,557 | 12,247 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 11,557 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 15-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,864 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,557 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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