Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0073 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0322 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0251 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 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 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 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 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 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 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 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 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 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 38 Maldives 0.1141 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 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.