Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths, male was 69,310 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 69,310. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 291,987 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 69,310, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 291,987 | — |
| 1991 | 280,191 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 267,698 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 255,537 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 243,700 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 231,702 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 219,781 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 208,116 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 198,453 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 186,520 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 176,073 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 165,985 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 156,409 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 147,656 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 139,996 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 133,302 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 127,010 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 121,275 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 116,327 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 112,079 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 111,376 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 104,534 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 101,260 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 98,093 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 95,355 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 92,618 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 92,315 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87,621 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 85,262 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 82,416 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 78,904 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 75,922 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 73,626 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 71,406 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 69,310 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,368 | 186,520 | 291,987 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,611 | 112,079 | 176,073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,085 | 82,416 | 111,376 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,834 | 69,310 | 78,904 | 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 69,310 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, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 291,987 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,310 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.