Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths, male was 68,911 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
68,911
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
290,717
in 1990
All-time low
68,911
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 290.7k1991: 279.0k1992: 266.7k1993: 254.6k1994: 242.8k1995: 230.9k1996: 219.0k1997: 207.4k1998: 197.7k1999: 185.9k2000: 175.4k2001: 165.4k2002: 155.9k2003: 147.1k2004: 139.5k2005: 132.9k2006: 126.6k2007: 120.9k2008: 115.9k2009: 111.7k2010: 111.0k2011: 104.1k2012: 100.9k2013: 97.7k2014: 95.0k2015: 92.2k2016: 91.9k2017: 87.3k2018: 84.9k2019: 82.0k2020: 78.5k2021: 75.6k2022: 73.3k2023: 71.0k2024: 68.9k

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 68,911 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 290,717 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68,911, 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, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 290,717
1991 279,032 -4.0%
1992 266,663 -4.4%
1993 254,603 -4.5%
1994 242,846 -4.6%
1995 230,902 -4.9%
1996 219,032 -5.1%
1997 207,389 -5.3%
1998 197,746 -4.6%
1999 185,853 -6.0%
2000 175,449 -5.6%
2001 165,409 -5.7%
2002 155,862 -5.8%
2003 147,133 -5.6%
2004 139,514 -5.2%
2005 132,862 -4.8%
2006 126,610 -4.7%
2007 120,896 -4.5%
2008 115,938 -4.1%
2009 111,678 -3.7%
2010 110,970 -0.6%
2011 104,133 -6.2%
2012 100,865 -3.1%
2013 97,712 -3.1%
2014 94,977 -2.8%
2015 92,241 -2.9%
2016 91,946 -0.3%
2017 87,256 -5.1%
2018 84,889 -2.7%
2019 82,033 -3.4%
2020 78,530 -4.3%
2021 75,553 -3.8%
2022 73,253 -3.0%
2023 71,023 -3.0%
2024 68,911 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 237,478 185,853 290,717 10
2000s 139,135 111,678 175,449 10
2010s 94,702 82,033 110,970 10
2020s 73,454 68,911 78,530 5

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 25 China 19,886 compare
  2. 26 Brazil 17,952 compare
  3. 27 Burkina Faso 17,771 compare
  4. 28 Zimbabwe 17,110 compare
  5. 29 Myanmar 16,682 compare
  6. 30 Guinea 16,357 compare
  7. 31 South Africa 15,705 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Number of infant deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 68,911 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 290,717 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 68,911 in 2024.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.