Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.29 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.29 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.29 per 1,000, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.87 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.72 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.64 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.53 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.47 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.37 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.29 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.55 per 1,000 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 2.14 per 1,000 | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 2.09 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.02 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.96 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.91 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.92 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.85 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.77 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.75 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.66 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.58 per 1,000 | +55.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 per 1,000 | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 1.55 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.49 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.47 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.43 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.42 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.42 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.38 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.35 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.32 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.35 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.29 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +55.7% | 1.66 per 1,000 | 2.58 per 1,000 |
| 2011 | -37.4% | 2.58 per 1,000 | 1.61 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.56 per 1,000 | 2.14 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 per 1,000 | 1.66 per 1,000 | 2.09 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 per 1,000 | 1.38 per 1,000 | 2.58 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 per 1,000 | 1.29 per 1,000 | 1.35 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.29 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.