Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 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 children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.4 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 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 | +44.4% | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 30 East Timor 5.7 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 5.6 per 1,000 compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 5.4 per 1,000 compare
- 32 Mozambique 5.4 per 1,000 compare
- 34 Haiti 5.3 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Gambia 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Senegal 5.1 per 1,000 compare
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 children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.4 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, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.