Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.0032 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0143 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 29 Liberia 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Somalia 0.0581 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0143 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.