Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 6.12 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 6.12 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.84 per 1,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.12 per 1,000, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.76 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.66 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.58 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.53 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.45 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.34 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.07 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.21 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.86 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.79 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.74 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.62 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.52 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.38 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.23 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.19 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.19 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.28 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.35 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.84 per 1,000 | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 7.41 per 1,000 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 7.35 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.31 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.25 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.18 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.11 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.01 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.84 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.63 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.39 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.31 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.23 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.12 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.37 per 1,000 | 7.86 per 1,000 | 8.76 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 per 1,000 | 7.19 per 1,000 | 7.79 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 per 1,000 | 6.63 per 1,000 | 8.84 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 per 1,000 | 6.12 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 15.4 per 1,000 compare
- 21 Burundi 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 14.6 per 1,000 compare
- 23 Madagascar 14.5 per 1,000 compare
- 24 Angola 14.2 per 1,000 compare
- 24 Djibouti 14.2 per 1,000 compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 13.5 per 1,000 compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % 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 1.15 % 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 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.12 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 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 per 1,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 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 (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.