Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 0.0063 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 38 Nepal 0.0927 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, 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 1.16 % 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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0063 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.