Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 7.36 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 (excluding high income) recorded 7.36 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.75 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.36 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 16th 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.75 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.74 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.67 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.62 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.51 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.42 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.39 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.29 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.27 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.29 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.21 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.12 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.75 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.68 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.68 per 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.75 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.82 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.51 per 1,000 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.82 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 7.76 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.68 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.65 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.68 per 1,000 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.73 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.65 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.58 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.55 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.46 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.36 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.58 per 1,000 | 8.29 per 1,000 | 8.75 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.95 per 1,000 | 7.68 per 1,000 | 8.29 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 per 1,000 | 7.65 per 1,000 | 8.51 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 per 1,000 | 7.36 per 1,000 | 7.58 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 13 Niger 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14.7 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Angola 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Liberia 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Djibouti 14.3 per 1,000 compare
- 19 Ecuador 13.7 per 1,000 compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 13.7 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 7.36 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.