Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 76,695 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean is 76,695, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 87,685 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70,349, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70,349 | — |
| 1991 | 70,990 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 72,332 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 73,534 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 74,423 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 75,060 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 75,347 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 75,455 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 76,388 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 76,543 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77,668 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 78,680 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79,242 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 79,048 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 78,146 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 77,209 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76,975 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77,603 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78,792 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 80,047 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 87,685 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 81,097 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 80,751 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80,291 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 80,130 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80,446 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80,906 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81,300 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81,093 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 80,444 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 79,894 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79,302 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 78,571 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 77,900 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 76,695 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,042 | 70,349 | 76,543 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,341 | 76,975 | 80,047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,414 | 80,130 | 87,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,472 | 76,695 | 79,894 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 8,206 compare
- 25 Niger 7,663 compare
- 26 Myanmar 7,633 compare
- 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
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 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 76,695 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?
- The highest recorded value was 87,685 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,349 in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years