Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 is 0.0073 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 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0321 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 38 Maldives 0.1141 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.1117 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0073 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0321 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.