Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths, female was 53,812 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 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
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 53,812 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 228,333 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53,812, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 27th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 228,333 | — |
| 1991 | 218,746 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 208,884 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 199,122 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 189,524 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 179,924 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 170,353 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 161,042 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 153,501 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 143,926 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 135,708 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 127,868 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 120,501 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 113,719 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 107,712 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 102,495 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 97,618 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 93,184 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 89,441 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 86,300 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 86,536 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80,721 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 78,215 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 75,765 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 73,567 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 71,609 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 71,839 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67,953 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 65,981 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 63,743 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 61,098 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 58,809 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 57,066 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 55,435 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 53,812 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185,336 | 143,926 | 228,333 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,455 | 86,300 | 135,708 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,593 | 63,743 | 86,536 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,244 | 53,812 | 61,098 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 53,812 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?
- The highest recorded value was 228,333 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,812 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female 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 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.