Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 44,519 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 44,519 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 64,667 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44,519, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,186 | — |
| 1991 | 52,892 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53,854 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 54,675 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 55,329 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 55,811 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 55,965 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 55,902 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56,863 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 56,145 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 56,448 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56,558 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56,304 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 55,591 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 54,590 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 53,794 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 53,671 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 54,274 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55,378 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 56,501 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 64,667 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 57,674 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 57,699 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57,547 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 57,344 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56,994 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56,205 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54,954 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 53,012 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 50,861 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 49,086 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 47,632 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 46,436 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 45,526 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 44,519 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,962 | 52,186 | 56,863 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,311 | 53,671 | 56,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,696 | 50,861 | 64,667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,640 | 44,519 | 49,086 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 30 South Sudan 4,659 compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 4,470 compare
- 32 Ghana 4,344 compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4,180 compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 4,162 compare
- 35 Thailand 4,093 compare
- 36 Yemen 3,897 compare
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 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 44,519 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 15-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64,667 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,519 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years