Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, male was 79,481 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 79,481. 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 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 355,431 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79,481, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 355,431 | — |
| 1991 | 340,340 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 324,567 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 309,219 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 294,140 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 279,085 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 264,234 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 249,669 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 239,514 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 222,978 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 210,294 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 197,971 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 186,315 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 175,666 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 166,157 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 157,796 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 150,012 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 142,953 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 136,811 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 131,473 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 134,955 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 122,051 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 117,981 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 114,127 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 110,731 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 107,406 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 106,680 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 101,426 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 98,527 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 95,119 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 91,122 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 87,605 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 84,789 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 82,072 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 79,481 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 287,918 | 222,978 | 355,431 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,545 | 131,473 | 210,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,900 | 95,119 | 134,955 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,014 | 79,481 | 91,122 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 31 Myanmar 18,774 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, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 79,481 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 355,431 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,481 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.