Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched was 5.04 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
5.04
Change on year
down 15.7%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
12.41
in 2025
All-time low
5.04
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Latin America and Caribbean, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and Caribbean recorded 5.04 for under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.41 | — |
| 2026 | 10.26 | -17.3% |
| 2027 | 8.52 | -16.9% |
| 2028 | 7.12 | -16.5% |
| 2029 | 5.98 | -16.1% |
| 2030 | 5.04 | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8.86 | 5.98 | 12.41 | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 1 |
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Latin America and Caribbean was 5.04 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.41 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 2030.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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