Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0076 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0076 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 31 Ghana 0.1437 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.1352 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 0.1333 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.133 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.1329 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Somalia 0.126 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.122 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (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, annual growth rate -0.3333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0076 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.