Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 16,724 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 16,724.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 28,384 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16,665, in 2020.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 33rd out of 47 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.
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,148 | — |
| 1991 | 25,637 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 25,186 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 24,791 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 24,415 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 24,046 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 23,667 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 23,280 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 24,687 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 22,547 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 22,224 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,032 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21,642 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21,377 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 21,400 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21,052 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 20,691 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20,488 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20,274 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20,038 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 28,384 | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 19,493 | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 18,919 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18,509 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18,114 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 17,746 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17,451 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17,412 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17,154 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16,760 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 16,665 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16,894 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16,700 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 16,804 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16,724 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 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 | +41.7% | 20,038 | 28,384 |
| 2011 | -31.3% | 28,384 | 19,493 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,440 | 22,547 | 26,148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,122 | 20,038 | 22,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,994 | 16,760 | 28,384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,757 | 16,665 | 16,894 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 16,724 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,384 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,665 in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 10-14 years