Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0028 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0114 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 34 Marshall Islands 0.0444 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Maldives 0.0436 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 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, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0028 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.