Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0028 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0114 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 0.0095 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 | -4.6% |
| 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 | 0.0047 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 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 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 | 0.0093 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 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 34 Marshall Islands 0.0444 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 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, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % 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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 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.