Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 7,135 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 7,135 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 17,469 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,135, 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,469 | — |
| 1991 | 16,922 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 16,357 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 15,832 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 15,339 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 14,881 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 14,415 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,952 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 15,449 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 13,129 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 12,748 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12,421 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11,996 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 11,664 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 11,611 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11,201 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 10,762 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10,469 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10,192 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9,888 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14,118 | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 9,361 | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 8,957 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8,687 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8,442 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,211 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,035 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,088 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,931 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7,680 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 7,613 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7,670 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,442 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 7,376 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 7,135 | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 | +42.8% | 9,888 | 14,118 |
| 2011 | -33.7% | 14,118 | 9,361 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,374 | 13,129 | 17,469 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,295 | 9,888 | 12,748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,951 | 7,680 | 14,118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,447 | 7,135 | 7,670 | 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 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 7,135 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, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17,469 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,135 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years