Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths was 119,831 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 119,831. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 509,477 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 119,831, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 33rd out of 47 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 infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 509,477 | — |
| 1991 | 488,628 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 466,821 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 445,396 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 424,377 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 403,117 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 381,926 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 361,255 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 344,359 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 323,169 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 304,825 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 287,211 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 270,605 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 255,368 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 241,915 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 230,155 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 219,127 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 209,061 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 200,411 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 193,078 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 192,723 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 180,176 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 174,502 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 169,007 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 164,182 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 159,597 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 159,660 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 151,278 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 147,135 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 142,219 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 136,327 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 131,275 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 127,293 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 123,464 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 119,831 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 414,852 | 323,169 | 509,477 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,176 | 193,078 | 304,825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,048 | 142,219 | 192,723 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,638 | 119,831 | 136,327 | 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 infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 119,831 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 509,477 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,831 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.