Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 12,858 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 12,858. 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 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 31,558 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,858, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,558 | — |
| 1991 | 30,411 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 29,337 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 28,340 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 27,416 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 26,581 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 25,780 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 24,997 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 28,134 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 23,512 | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 22,821 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 22,296 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 21,536 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 20,957 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 20,960 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,219 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 19,411 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 18,918 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,409 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17,920 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,744 | +54.8% |
| 2011 | 16,985 | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 16,199 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 15,709 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15,264 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,868 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14,558 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14,697 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,425 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 13,961 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13,842 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,000 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,504 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13,369 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12,858 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +54.8% | 17,920 | 27,744 |
| 2011 | -38.8% | 27,744 | 16,985 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,607 | 23,512 | 31,558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,345 | 17,920 | 22,821 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,441 | 13,961 | 27,744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,515 | 12,858 | 14,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12,858 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 31,558 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,858 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years