Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 1.18 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 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 1.18 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.67 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.18 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.67 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.55 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.45 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.36 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.25 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.16 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.09 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.04 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.32 per 1,000 | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 1.84 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.81 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.67 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.65 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.59 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.57 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.54 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.49 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.59 per 1,000 | +73.6% |
| 2011 | 1.44 per 1,000 | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 1.39 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.37 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.29 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.27 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.31 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.26 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.22 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 | +73.6% | 1.49 per 1,000 | 2.59 per 1,000 |
| 2011 | -44.4% | 2.59 per 1,000 | 1.44 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2.67 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 per 1,000 | 1.49 per 1,000 | 1.84 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 per 1,000 | 1.21 per 1,000 | 2.59 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 per 1,000 | 1.18 per 1,000 | 1.24 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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 children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.18 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 children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.