Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 12,608 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 12,608, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 30,968 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,608, 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 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,968 | — |
| 1991 | 29,847 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 28,794 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 27,815 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 26,909 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 26,087 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 25,296 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 24,522 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 27,665 | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 23,047 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 22,360 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 21,839 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 21,088 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 20,519 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 20,537 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19,809 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 19,012 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 18,531 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,032 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17,554 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,385 | +56.0% |
| 2011 | 16,632 | -39.3% |
| 2012 | 15,854 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 15,370 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 14,933 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,543 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14,244 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14,395 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14,129 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 13,678 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13,562 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13,725 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13,237 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 13,104 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12,608 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +56.0% | 17,554 | 27,385 |
| 2011 | -39.3% | 27,385 | 16,632 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,095 | 23,047 | 30,968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,928 | 17,554 | 22,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,116 | 13,678 | 27,385 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,247 | 12,608 | 13,725 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 30 South Sudan 3,893 compare
- 31 Malawi 3,567 compare
- 32 Zambia 3,406 compare
- 33 Brazil 3,404 compare
- 34 Kenya 3,222 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 3,177 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 2,997 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 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 12,608 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 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30,968 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,608 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years