Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate was -4.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at -4.24 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at -1.03 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -5.77 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1993 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1994 | -3.27 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1995 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1996 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1997 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1998 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1999 | -4.29 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2000 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2001 | -5.63 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2002 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2003 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2004 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2005 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2006 | -4.38 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2007 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2008 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2009 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2010 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2011 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2012 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2013 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2014 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2015 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2016 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2017 | -3.53 % change on previous year | +223.8% |
| 2018 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 2019 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +115.6% |
| 2020 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 2021 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2022 | -4.9 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 2023 | -5.02 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2024 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -223.8% | -1.09 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -115.6% | -1.17 % change on previous year | -2.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.58 % change on previous year | -4.29 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.53 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | -2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.3 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.34 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year | -3.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Angola 0.106 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Congo 0.0629 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Brunei 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Nauru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, 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 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate -0.3272 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was -4.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was -1.03 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.77 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.