Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 5,641 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 5,641, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 13,856 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,641, 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 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,856 | — |
| 1991 | 13,275 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 12,783 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 12,322 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 11,902 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 11,532 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 11,201 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 10,879 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 12,518 | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 10,212 | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 9,896 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 9,696 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9,358 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 9,112 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9,174 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8,848 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8,483 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 8,290 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8,060 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7,880 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13,477 | +71.0% |
| 2011 | 7,476 | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 7,099 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 6,881 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6,686 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6,525 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,398 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,494 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6,383 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,197 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6,127 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 6,231 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5,968 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 5,903 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5,641 | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 | +71.0% | 7,880 | 13,477 |
| 2011 | -44.5% | 13,477 | 7,476 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,048 | 10,212 | 13,856 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,880 | 7,880 | 9,896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,362 | 6,197 | 13,477 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,974 | 5,641 | 6,231 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 5,641 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?
- The highest recorded value was 13,856 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,641 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 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