Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 5,473 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 5,473, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 13,499 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,473, 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 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,499 | — |
| 1991 | 12,925 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 12,437 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 11,983 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 11,570 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 11,206 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 10,881 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 10,570 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 12,216 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 9,918 | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 9,612 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 9,418 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9,092 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 8,855 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,926 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8,608 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8,250 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 8,062 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7,840 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7,666 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13,267 | +73.1% |
| 2011 | 7,271 | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 6,897 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 6,683 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6,491 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6,332 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,209 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,307 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,198 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,998 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5,949 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 6,055 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5,795 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 5,728 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 5,473 | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 | +73.1% | 7,666 | 13,267 |
| 2011 | -45.2% | 13,267 | 7,271 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,720 | 9,918 | 13,499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,633 | 7,666 | 9,612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,165 | 5,998 | 13,267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,800 | 5,473 | 6,055 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Mozambique 2,060 compare
- 27 Ghana 2,049 compare
- 28 Burundi 1,946 compare
- 29 South Sudan 1,891 compare
- 30 Egypt 1,781 compare
- 31 Malawi 1,578 compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 1,525 compare
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 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5,473 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 5-9 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13,499 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,473 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years