Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 12,988 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 12,988 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 31,845 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,988, 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 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,845 | — |
| 1991 | 30,704 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 29,635 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 28,639 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 27,715 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 26,878 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 26,070 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 25,274 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 28,395 | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 23,753 | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 23,042 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 22,500 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 21,724 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 21,134 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 21,129 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,381 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 19,566 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19,069 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,553 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 18,059 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,878 | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 17,112 | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 16,321 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 15,828 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15,382 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,985 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14,677 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14,818 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,548 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14,125 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 13,969 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14,126 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,631 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13,498 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12,988 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,891 | 23,753 | 31,845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,516 | 18,059 | 23,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,567 | 14,125 | 27,878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,642 | 12,988 | 14,126 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 12,988 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?
- The highest recorded value was 31,845 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,988 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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