Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0066 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0271 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 31 Liberia 0.1104 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ghana 0.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1078 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Lesotho 0.1062 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0.0986 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Maldives 0.0973 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Equatorial Guinea 0.0948 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0271 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.