Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met was 12.5 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12.5
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.59
in 2025
All-time low
12.5
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Latin America and Caribbean is 12.5, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.59 | — |
| 2026 | 14.12 | -3.3% |
| 2027 | 13.67 | -3.1% |
| 2028 | 13.26 | -3.0% |
| 2029 | 12.87 | -2.9% |
| 2030 | 12.5 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 13.7 | 12.87 | 14.59 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
More health data for Latin America and Caribbean
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,633 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Latin America and Caribbean was 12.5 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2030.
- How does Latin America and Caribbean rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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