Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 74,263 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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 74,263 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 85,083 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67,955, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67,955 | — |
| 1991 | 68,599 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 69,937 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 71,116 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 71,962 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 72,558 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 72,839 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72,971 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 73,954 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 74,167 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75,344 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 76,394 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76,978 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76,793 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 75,892 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 74,933 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 74,641 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 75,180 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76,275 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 77,465 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 85,083 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 78,531 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 78,252 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 77,844 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 77,707 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 78,033 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78,510 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78,923 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78,686 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78,042 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 77,506 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 76,896 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76,116 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 75,438 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 74,263 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,606 | 67,955 | 74,167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,990 | 74,641 | 77,465 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,961 | 77,707 | 85,083 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,044 | 74,263 | 77,506 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Mozambique 6,896 compare
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6,745 compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6,709 compare
- 30 Chad 6,663 compare
- 31 Colombia 6,447 compare
- 32 Thailand 6,184 compare
- 33 Madagascar 5,755 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 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 74,263 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 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 85,083 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,955 in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years