Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 45,915 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 45,915 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 66,451 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45,915, in 2024.
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 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,857 | — |
| 1991 | 54,554 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 55,512 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 56,344 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 57,019 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 57,514 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 57,663 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 57,578 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 58,510 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 57,759 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 58,038 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 58,137 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57,880 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 57,170 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 56,170 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 55,391 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 55,305 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55,965 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57,125 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58,284 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 66,451 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 59,418 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 59,379 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59,174 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58,927 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58,541 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 57,712 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 56,418 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 54,451 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 52,280 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 50,473 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 49,013 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 47,832 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 46,928 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 45,915 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,631 | 53,857 | 58,510 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,946 | 55,305 | 58,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,275 | 52,280 | 66,451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,032 | 45,915 | 50,473 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 28 Mali 5,061 compare
- 29 Madagascar 4,966 compare
- 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
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 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 45,915 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?
- The highest recorded value was 66,451 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,915 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years