Number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, female was 62,649 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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 62,649 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 287,230 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62,649, 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 under-five deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 287,230 | — |
| 1991 | 274,323 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 261,190 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 248,104 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 235,367 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 222,683 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 210,156 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 198,227 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 189,985 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 176,151 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 165,643 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 155,857 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 146,646 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 138,091 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 130,464 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 123,754 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 117,525 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 111,909 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 107,103 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 103,033 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 107,383 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 95,810 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 92,634 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 89,561 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 86,798 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 84,376 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 84,263 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 79,890 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 77,437 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 74,801 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 71,685 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 68,959 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 66,772 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 64,697 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 62,649 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 230,342 | 176,151 | 287,230 | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,002 | 103,033 | 165,643 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,295 | 74,801 | 107,383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,952 | 62,649 | 71,685 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 62,649 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 287,230 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,649 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female 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 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.