Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths, female was 53,509 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 53,509, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 227,448 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53,509, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 227,448 | — |
| 1991 | 217,935 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 208,161 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 198,465 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 188,923 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 179,363 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 169,828 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 160,533 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 152,996 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 143,441 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 135,256 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 127,444 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 120,094 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 113,329 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 107,349 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 102,161 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 97,308 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 92,890 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 89,143 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 85,986 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 86,229 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80,416 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 77,916 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 75,471 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 73,278 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 71,322 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 71,552 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67,675 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 65,699 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 63,445 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 60,814 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 58,524 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 56,780 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 55,138 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 53,509 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,709 | 143,441 | 227,448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,096 | 85,986 | 135,256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,300 | 63,445 | 86,229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,953 | 53,509 | 60,814 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 53,509 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 227,448 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,509 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female 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 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.