Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, male was 79,983 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 79,983. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 356,979 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79,983, 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 356,979 | — |
| 1991 | 341,772 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 325,866 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 310,405 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 295,224 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 280,098 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 265,178 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 250,575 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 240,394 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 223,812 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 211,078 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 198,699 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 187,010 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 176,324 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 166,768 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 158,358 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 150,526 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 143,443 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 137,300 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 131,974 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 135,455 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 122,549 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 118,473 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 114,606 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 111,207 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 107,880 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 107,152 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 101,889 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 98,998 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 95,619 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 91,598 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 88,075 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 85,263 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 82,558 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 79,983 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 289,030 | 223,812 | 356,979 | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,148 | 131,974 | 211,078 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,383 | 95,619 | 135,455 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,495 | 79,983 | 91,598 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 24 Yemen 29,489 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 29,114 compare
- 26 Philippines 27,811 compare
- 27 Guinea 24,321 compare
- 28 South Africa 22,681 compare
- 29 Brazil 20,885 compare
- 30 Benin 19,266 compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 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 -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 79,983 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?
- The highest recorded value was 356,979 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,983 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.