Number of infant deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths was 122,420 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 122,420 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 518,165 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 122,420, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 518,165 | — |
| 1991 | 496,967 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 474,824 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 453,068 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 431,769 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 410,265 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 388,860 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 367,922 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 350,742 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 329,294 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 310,705 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 292,853 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 275,956 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 260,462 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 246,863 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 235,023 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 223,918 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 213,786 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 205,081 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 197,664 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 197,199 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 184,549 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 178,781 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 173,183 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 168,255 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 163,563 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 163,498 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 154,931 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 150,588 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 145,478 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 139,344 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 134,077 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 130,033 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 126,161 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 122,420 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 422,188 | 329,294 | 518,165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,231 | 197,664 | 310,705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,002 | 145,478 | 197,199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,407 | 122,420 | 139,344 | 5 |
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- 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 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of infant deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 122,420 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 518,165 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,420 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.