Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths was 123,122 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 123,122. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 520,320 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 123,122, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 47 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 infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 520,320 | — |
| 1991 | 498,937 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 476,582 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 454,659 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 433,224 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 411,626 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 390,134 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 369,158 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 351,954 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 330,446 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 311,781 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 293,853 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 276,910 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 261,375 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 247,708 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 235,797 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 224,628 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 214,459 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 205,768 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 198,379 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 197,912 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 185,255 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 179,475 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 173,858 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 168,922 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 164,227 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 164,154 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 155,574 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 151,243 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 146,159 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 140,002 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 134,731 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 130,692 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 126,841 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 123,122 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 423,704 | 330,446 | 520,320 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,066 | 198,379 | 311,781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,678 | 146,159 | 197,912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,078 | 123,122 | 140,002 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of infant deaths in Latin America & Caribbean was 123,122 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?
- The highest recorded value was 520,320 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,122 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of infant deaths?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths 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 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.