Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 17,087 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 17,087.
That represents a change of 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 28,837 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,043, in 2020.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,653 | — |
| 1991 | 26,151 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 25,704 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 25,304 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 24,922 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 24,545 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 24,152 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 23,762 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 25,164 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 23,020 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 22,695 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,503 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 22,116 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 21,855 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 21,881 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21,534 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 21,173 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20,967 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20,746 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20,502 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 28,837 | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 19,935 | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 19,348 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18,927 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18,519 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18,141 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17,840 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17,794 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17,535 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17,138 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 17,043 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,267 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 17,071 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17,176 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17,087 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +40.7% | 20,502 | 28,837 |
| 2011 | -30.9% | 28,837 | 19,935 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,938 | 23,020 | 26,653 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,597 | 20,502 | 22,695 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,401 | 17,138 | 28,837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,129 | 17,043 | 17,267 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 29 Mozambique 3,234 compare
- 30 Burundi 3,197 compare
- 31 South Africa 3,161 compare
- 32 Iraq 2,962 compare
- 33 Kenya 2,775 compare
- 34 Viet Nam 2,760 compare
- 35 South Sudan 2,753 compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17,087 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,837 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,043 in 2020.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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