Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 76,177 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 76,177, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 87,152 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68,894, in 1990.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,894 | — |
| 1991 | 69,545 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 70,907 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 72,149 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 73,104 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 73,832 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74,236 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74,469 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75,526 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 75,790 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77,004 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 78,087 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78,696 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78,525 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77,632 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 76,695 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76,457 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77,083 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78,270 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 79,519 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 87,152 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 80,560 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 80,215 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79,768 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 79,629 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79,970 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80,448 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80,853 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80,650 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79,985 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 79,436 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 78,829 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78,080 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 77,394 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 76,177 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,845 | 68,894 | 75,790 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,797 | 76,457 | 79,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,923 | 79,629 | 87,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,983 | 76,177 | 79,436 | 5 |
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- 26 Myanmar 7,633 compare
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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 20-24 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 76,177 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 87,152 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,894 in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years