Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female was 52,351 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 52,351. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 223,602 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52,351, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 223,602 | — |
| 1991 | 214,248 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 204,621 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 195,072 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 185,656 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 176,211 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 166,772 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 157,598 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 150,190 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 140,750 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 132,667 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 124,963 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 117,744 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 111,090 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 105,176 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 100,023 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 95,206 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 90,815 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 87,083 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 83,962 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 84,246 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78,472 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 76,012 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 73,615 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 71,466 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 69,560 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 69,843 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66,042 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 64,154 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 61,988 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 59,464 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 57,270 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 55,553 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 53,934 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 52,351 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,472 | 140,750 | 223,602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,873 | 83,962 | 132,667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,540 | 61,988 | 84,246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,714 | 52,351 | 59,464 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 52,351 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 223,602 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,351 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.