Number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths was 141,749 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 141,749. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 641,561 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 141,749, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 641,561 | — |
| 1991 | 613,643 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 584,832 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 556,480 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 528,731 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 501,050 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 473,721 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 447,250 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 428,867 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 398,522 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 375,364 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 353,286 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 332,442 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 313,256 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 296,155 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 281,119 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 267,135 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 254,485 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 243,539 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 234,123 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 241,957 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 217,483 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 210,240 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 203,316 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 197,162 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 191,416 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 190,584 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 180,960 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 175,603 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 169,529 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 162,446 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 156,199 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 151,194 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 146,394 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 141,749 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 517,466 | 398,522 | 641,561 | 10 |
| 2000s | 295,090 | 234,123 | 375,364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,825 | 169,529 | 241,957 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,596 | 141,749 | 162,446 | 5 |
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All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of under-five deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 141,749 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 641,561 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,749 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.