Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, male was 77,812 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 77,812, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 349,763 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77,812, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 349,763 | — |
| 1991 | 334,906 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 319,360 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 304,225 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 289,325 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 274,422 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 259,701 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 245,299 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 235,316 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 218,952 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 206,440 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 194,275 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 182,812 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 172,327 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 162,918 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 154,617 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 146,888 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 139,884 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 133,787 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 128,509 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 132,064 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 119,237 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 115,233 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 111,449 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 108,120 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 104,862 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 104,217 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99,080 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 96,305 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 93,021 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 89,174 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 85,790 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 83,018 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 80,335 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 77,812 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,127 | 218,952 | 349,763 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,246 | 128,509 | 206,440 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,359 | 93,021 | 132,064 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,226 | 77,812 | 89,174 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 77,812 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, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 349,763 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,812 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 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 (excluding high income) 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.