Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 11,953 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 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 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 11,953. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 19,368 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,953, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 27th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,457 | — |
| 1991 | 17,390 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 17,410 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 17,504 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 17,452 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 17,495 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 17,251 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 17,017 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 17,386 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16,649 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 16,545 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16,401 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 16,029 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15,613 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,166 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 14,822 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14,675 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,733 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14,877 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15,152 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19,368 | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 14,908 | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 14,818 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14,733 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14,589 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,336 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14,138 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13,746 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13,308 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 12,966 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 12,649 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12,397 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 12,218 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 12,030 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 11,953 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 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 | +27.8% | 15,152 | 19,368 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,301 | 16,649 | 17,504 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,401 | 14,675 | 16,545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,691 | 12,966 | 19,368 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,249 | 11,953 | 12,649 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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- 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 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 11,953 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?
- The highest recorded value was 19,368 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,953 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years