Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 7.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
In 2024, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 7.2 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 8.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 19th 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, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3 per 1,000 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.79 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 8.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 7.5 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Latin America & Caribbean was 7.2 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 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.