Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate was -3.14 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean stood at -3.14 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.33 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -10.08 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1993 | -4.86 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1994 | -5 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1995 | -5.24 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1996 | -5.46 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1997 | -5.58 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1998 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1999 | -7.07 % change on previous year | +72.2% |
| 2000 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2001 | -5.88 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2002 | -5.89 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2004 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2005 | -5.09 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2006 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2007 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2008 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2009 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2011 | -10.08 % change on previous year | -402.5% |
| 2012 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2013 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2015 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2016 | -0.4374 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2017 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +1050.8% |
| 2018 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2019 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2020 | -4.19 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 2021 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2022 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2023 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2024 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | -1050.8% | -0.4374 % change on previous year | -5.03 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -402.5% | 3.33 % change on previous year | -10.08 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +186.7% | -3.84 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +84.9% | -2.9 % change on previous year | -0.4374 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -72.2% | -4.1 % change on previous year | -7.07 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +67.1% | -10.08 % change on previous year | -3.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.15 % change on previous year | -7.07 % change on previous year | -4.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.18 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.11 % change on previous year | -10.08 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.5 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year | -3.14 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 28 Venezuela 0.3962 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Portugal 0.3623 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Slovakia 0.3058 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Liberia 0.0413 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Niger 0.0253 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 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 under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean was -3.14 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.08 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.