Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0868 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Liberia 0.083 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0811 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0778 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.0726 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.