Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 7,347 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 7,347. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 17,989 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,347, 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,989 | — |
| 1991 | 17,429 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 16,852 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 16,317 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 15,813 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 15,346 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 14,869 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 14,395 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 15,877 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 13,541 | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 13,146 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12,804 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 12,366 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 12,022 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 11,955 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11,533 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 11,083 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10,779 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10,493 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10,179 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14,401 | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 9,636 | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 9,222 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8,947 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8,696 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,460 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,279 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,324 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,165 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7,928 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 7,842 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7,895 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,663 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 7,595 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 7,347 | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 | +41.5% | 10,179 | 14,401 |
| 2011 | -33.1% | 14,401 | 9,636 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,843 | 13,541 | 17,989 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,636 | 10,179 | 13,146 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,206 | 7,928 | 14,401 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,668 | 7,347 | 7,895 | 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 7,347 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17,989 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,347 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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