Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 11,854 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 11,854, measured in 2024. 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 19,255 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,854, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,065 | — |
| 1991 | 17,018 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 17,071 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 17,209 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17,191 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17,269 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 17,050 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 16,836 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 17,211 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16,475 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 16,382 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16,250 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15,886 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15,473 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,027 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 14,684 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14,543 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,605 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14,752 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15,035 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 19,255 | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 14,799 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 14,710 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14,624 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14,479 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,226 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14,031 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13,640 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13,204 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 12,852 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 12,543 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12,293 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 12,116 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11,929 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 11,854 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +28.1% | 15,035 | 19,255 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,040 | 16,475 | 17,269 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,264 | 14,543 | 16,382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,582 | 12,852 | 19,255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,147 | 11,854 | 12,543 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11,854 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 19,255 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,854 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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