Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0029 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0119 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Guinea 0.0523 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.052 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Liberia 0.0485 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0476 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ghana 0.0474 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Lesotho 0.0468 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.