Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 17,243 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 17,243.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 28,999 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,179, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,984 | — |
| 1991 | 26,456 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 25,991 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 25,584 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 25,201 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 24,826 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 24,436 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 24,045 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 25,443 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 23,294 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 22,961 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,757 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 22,356 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 22,079 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22,088 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21,726 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 21,352 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21,138 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20,912 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20,666 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 28,999 | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 20,096 | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 19,507 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19,083 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18,671 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18,287 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17,980 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17,930 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17,668 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17,293 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,179 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17,408 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 17,218 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17,329 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17,243 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,226 | 23,294 | 26,984 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,804 | 20,666 | 22,961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,551 | 17,293 | 28,999 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,275 | 17,179 | 17,408 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 17,243 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28,999 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,179 in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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