Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male was 6.49 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 6.49 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.49 per 1,000, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.14 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.22 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.24 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.29 per 1,000 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.23 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.23 per 1,000 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.14 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.18 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.04 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.06 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.03 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.02 per 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.91 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.75 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.61 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.58 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.66 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.85 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.99 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7 per 1,000 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 8.19 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.22 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.19 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.17 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.17 per 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.05 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.91 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.67 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.36 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.14 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.94 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.76 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.64 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.49 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.18 per 1,000 | 8.04 per 1,000 | 8.29 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.85 per 1,000 | 7.58 per 1,000 | 8.06 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 per 1,000 | 7.36 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 per 1,000 | 6.49 per 1,000 | 7.14 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.7 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Venezuela 12.7 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Liberia 12.4 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Guinea 12.1 per 1,000 compare
- 12 Cameroon 11.5 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 11.3 per 1,000 compare
- 13 East Timor 11.3 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 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.49 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 15-19 years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.