Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female was 3.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 3.7 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.7 per 1,000, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 43 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.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6 per 1,000 | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +36.4% | 4.4 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 |
| 2011 | -28.3% | 6 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.54 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 3.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female adolescents between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 female adolescents age 10, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.