Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 4.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.1 per 1,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 20th out of 47 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.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 per 1,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.