Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean is 6 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6 per 1,000, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7 per 1,000 | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.17 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 6 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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?
- 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 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.