Number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, female was 62,268 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 62,268 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 286,130 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62,268, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 286,130 | — |
| 1991 | 273,303 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 260,265 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 247,261 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 234,591 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 221,965 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 209,487 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 197,581 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 189,353 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 175,544 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 165,070 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 155,315 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 146,127 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 137,590 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 129,998 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 123,323 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 117,123 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 111,532 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 106,728 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 102,650 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 107,002 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 95,432 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 92,259 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 89,189 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 86,431 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 84,010 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 83,904 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 79,534 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 77,076 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 74,410 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 71,324 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 68,594 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 66,405 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 64,322 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 62,268 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229,548 | 175,544 | 286,130 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,546 | 102,650 | 165,070 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,925 | 74,410 | 107,002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,583 | 62,268 | 71,324 | 5 |
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- 25 Yemen 22,988 compare
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- 28 South Africa 18,754 compare
- 29 Benin 16,038 compare
- 30 Brazil 16,007 compare
- 31 South Sudan 14,837 compare
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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 62,268 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 286,130 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,268 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 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.