๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Infant Mortality Rate of Latin America and the Caribbean

11.71
Infant Mortality Rate
111,792
Infant Deaths
4,449,801
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Latin America and the Caribbean is 11.713 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -4.01% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 12.2029 and 116,980 infants died for the year. In the future, Latin America and the Caribbean's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 2.5738 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Latin America and the Caribbean's infant mortality rate by -78.03% from today's standard. This positive trend of Latin America and the Caribbean's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Latin America and the Caribbean (1950-2024)

Latin America and the Caribbean has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 144.3151 to 11.713 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -91.88% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 144.3151 1,053,235 2,925,484
1951 142.3161 1,065,058 2,938,142
1952 138.967 1,065,676 2,925,067
1953 135.667 1,065,695 2,924,775
1954 132.4501 1,065,499 2,914,769
1955 129.2881 1,064,138 2,920,958
1956 126.1042 1,061,975 2,912,713
1957 122.931 1,059,466 2,922,277
1958 119.9391 1,056,397 2,912,317
1959 116.906 1,051,211 2,918,863
1960 113.9145 1,046,387 2,918,475
1961 111.0141 1,041,395 2,917,620
1962 108.2016 1,036,286 2,928,345
1963 105.5445 1,030,738 2,945,502
1964 102.9222 1,020,095 2,945,236
1965 100.4785 1,007,165 2,955,451
1966 98.5194 996,857 2,962,074
1967 96.0355 979,021 2,969,226
1968 93.4961 959,874 2,978,028
1969 91.0871 943,937 2,991,863
1970 89.2761 935,078 3,053,103
1971 86.3444 914,149 2,990,200
1972 84.0935 901,484 3,006,769
1973 81.5722 884,304 2,995,795
1974 79.3601 868,431 3,004,211
1975 76.7945 848,677 2,993,822
1976 74.7092 836,015 3,038,075
1977 72.1554 816,848 3,020,116
1978 69.7358 798,781 3,040,233
1979 67.4033 779,363 3,063,067
1980 65.0334 757,752 3,074,936
1981 62.4358 734,263 3,065,318
1982 60.2185 713,997 3,080,425
1983 57.6262 686,521 3,049,091
1984 55.3792 662,298 3,045,618
1985 53.3775 640,550 3,052,299
1986 51.2624 616,582 3,015,633
1987 49.3419 593,762 3,006,117
1988 47.4891 571,113 2,999,552
1989 45.5886 548,742 3,007,602
1990 43.7323 525,783 3,026,889
1991 41.8907 503,248 3,030,644
1992 40.0615 479,672 3,040,612
1993 38.2635 458,102 3,054,100
1994 36.4888 436,088 3,057,785
1995 34.795 414,977 3,083,556
1996 33.188 393,678 3,092,912
1997 31.5945 373,000 3,108,958
1998 30.3227 356,362 3,144,973
1999 28.6961 335,680 3,148,606
2000 27.2956 316,788 3,172,244
2001 26.0272 299,338 3,205,777
2002 24.785 281,899 3,222,576
2003 23.6753 265,821 3,281,836
2004 22.7641 254,393 3,299,804
2005 21.695 241,437 3,308,268
2006 20.7785 229,426 3,359,578
2007 19.9761 218,956 3,434,053
2008 19.2022 209,288 3,478,654
2009 18.4987 201,313 3,535,176
2010 18.3137 198,881 3,694,621
2011 17.3326 188,132 3,653,166
2012 16.7804 181,033 3,707,735
2013 16.3017 174,879 3,750,384
2014 15.9048 170,068 3,806,243
2015 15.5252 165,112 3,906,059
2016 15.2114 158,880 4,038,449
2017 14.8894 154,513 4,104,060
2018 14.5495 149,528 4,190,845
2019 14.23 143,185 4,257,246
2020 13.854 136,820 5,066,101
2021 13.5575 131,870 5,534,706
2022 13.0607 125,840 5,007,728
2023 12.2029 116,980 4,406,410
2024 11.713 111,792 4,449,801

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Latin America and the Caribbean (2024-2100)

Latin America and the Caribbean's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 11.713 to an average of 2.5738 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -78.03% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 11.713 111,792 4,449,801
2025 11.3951 108,327 4,522,525
2026 11.0184 104,491 4,598,452
2027 10.684 100,727 4,677,512
2028 10.3574 97,204 4,757,811
2029 10.0419 93,858 4,841,431
2030 9.7443 90,747 4,928,216
2031 9.4565 87,581 5,017,285
2032 9.1768 84,510 5,108,024
2033 8.9258 81,716 5,201,955
2034 8.6813 79,050 5,297,160
2035 8.4525 76,450 5,394,236
2036 8.2229 73,937 5,493,358
2037 8.0009 71,402 5,594,306
2038 7.7953 68,974 5,696,776
2039 7.5967 66,666 5,799,962
2040 7.4008 64,438 5,902,990
2041 7.2097 62,177 6,006,650
2042 7.0316 60,107 6,109,662
2043 6.8558 58,076 6,213,968
2044 6.6878 56,267 6,317,031
2045 6.5235 54,521 6,421,176
2046 6.3664 52,817 6,521,594
2047 6.2183 51,214 6,621,821
2048 6.0689 49,551 6,719,415
2049 5.9307 47,994 6,816,458
2050 5.7915 46,476 6,911,852
2051 5.6632 45,071 7,007,027
2052 5.5374 43,752 7,098,270
2053 5.4171 42,502 7,189,671
2054 5.301 41,264 7,278,895
2055 5.1874 40,039 7,366,993
2056 5.0841 38,917 7,455,603
2057 4.9784 37,855 7,542,418
2058 4.8806 36,859 7,628,386
2059 4.7832 35,815 7,712,368
2060 4.6852 34,871 7,796,620
2061 4.5944 33,955 7,880,171
2062 4.501 33,049 7,962,388
2063 4.4181 32,207 8,045,557
2064 4.3384 31,402 8,127,576
2065 4.259 30,593 8,207,410
2066 4.1813 29,774 8,287,156
2067 4.1057 29,033 8,365,618
2068 4.0358 28,319 8,440,217
2069 3.9658 27,629 8,513,068
2070 3.8985 26,973 8,581,985
2071 3.8339 26,334 8,649,742
2072 3.7725 25,681 8,712,321
2073 3.7122 25,036 8,771,183
2074 3.6519 24,438 8,827,217
2075 3.5932 23,836 8,877,262
2076 3.5387 23,312 8,923,970
2077 3.4859 22,779 8,967,371
2078 3.4343 22,268 9,003,325
2079 3.3864 21,800 9,039,403
2080 3.3414 21,320 9,068,774
2081 3.2923 20,842 9,093,331
2082 3.2469 20,383 9,111,447
2083 3.201 19,973 9,127,688
2084 3.1574 19,547 9,141,306
2085 3.1144 19,128 9,147,127
2086 3.0718 18,740 9,152,119
2087 3.0324 18,350 9,151,057
2088 2.9902 17,977 9,145,971
2089 2.9534 17,629 9,139,578
2090 2.9131 17,248 9,125,675
2091 2.8763 16,887 9,108,084
2092 2.839 16,541 9,089,541
2093 2.8037 16,221 9,068,948
2094 2.7692 15,892 9,039,393
2095 2.7353 15,575 9,013,481
2096 2.6985 15,269 8,984,732
2097 2.6659 14,972 8,948,518
2098 2.6341 14,671 8,915,452
2099 2.6026 14,397 8,875,619
2100 2.5738 14,114 8,837,110
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1950 144.3151 1,053,235 2,925,484
1951 142.3161 1,065,058 2,938,142
1952 138.967 1,065,676 2,925,067
1953 135.667 1,065,695 2,924,775
1954 132.4501 1,065,499 2,914,769
1955 129.2881 1,064,138 2,920,958
1956 126.1042 1,061,975 2,912,713
1957 122.931 1,059,466 2,922,277
1958 119.9391 1,056,397 2,912,317
1959 116.906 1,051,211 2,918,863
1960 113.9145 1,046,387 2,918,475
1961 111.0141 1,041,395 2,917,620
1962 108.2016 1,036,286 2,928,345
1963 105.5445 1,030,738 2,945,502
1964 102.9222 1,020,095 2,945,236
1965 100.4785 1,007,165 2,955,451
1966 98.5194 996,857 2,962,074
1967 96.0355 979,021 2,969,226
1968 93.4961 959,874 2,978,028
1969 91.0871 943,937 2,991,863
1970 89.2761 935,078 3,053,103
1971 86.3444 914,149 2,990,200
1972 84.0935 901,484 3,006,769
1973 81.5722 884,304 2,995,795
1974 79.3601 868,431 3,004,211
1975 76.7945 848,677 2,993,822
1976 74.7092 836,015 3,038,075
1977 72.1554 816,848 3,020,116
1978 69.7358 798,781 3,040,233
1979 67.4033 779,363 3,063,067
1980 65.0334 757,752 3,074,936
1981 62.4358 734,263 3,065,318
1982 60.2185 713,997 3,080,425
1983 57.6262 686,521 3,049,091
1984 55.3792 662,298 3,045,618
1985 53.3775 640,550 3,052,299
1986 51.2624 616,582 3,015,633
1987 49.3419 593,762 3,006,117
1988 47.4891 571,113 2,999,552
1989 45.5886 548,742 3,007,602
1990 43.7323 525,783 3,026,889
1991 41.8907 503,248 3,030,644
1992 40.0615 479,672 3,040,612
1993 38.2635 458,102 3,054,100
1994 36.4888 436,088 3,057,785
1995 34.795 414,977 3,083,556
1996 33.188 393,678 3,092,912
1997 31.5945 373,000 3,108,958
1998 30.3227 356,362 3,144,973
1999 28.6961 335,680 3,148,606
2000 27.2956 316,788 3,172,244
2001 26.0272 299,338 3,205,777
2002 24.785 281,899 3,222,576
2003 23.6753 265,821 3,281,836
2004 22.7641 254,393 3,299,804
2005 21.695 241,437 3,308,268
2006 20.7785 229,426 3,359,578
2007 19.9761 218,956 3,434,053
2008 19.2022 209,288 3,478,654
2009 18.4987 201,313 3,535,176
2010 18.3137 198,881 3,694,621
2011 17.3326 188,132 3,653,166
2012 16.7804 181,033 3,707,735
2013 16.3017 174,879 3,750,384
2014 15.9048 170,068 3,806,243
2015 15.5252 165,112 3,906,059
2016 15.2114 158,880 4,038,449
2017 14.8894 154,513 4,104,060
2018 14.5495 149,528 4,190,845
2019 14.23 143,185 4,257,246
2020 13.854 136,820 5,066,101
2021 13.5575 131,870 5,534,706
2022 13.0607 125,840 5,007,728
2023 12.2029 116,980 4,406,410
2024 11.713 111,792 4,449,801
2025 11.3951 108,327 4,522,525
2026 11.0184 104,491 4,598,452
2027 10.684 100,727 4,677,512
2028 10.3574 97,204 4,757,811
2029 10.0419 93,858 4,841,431
2030 9.7443 90,747 4,928,216
2031 9.4565 87,581 5,017,285
2032 9.1768 84,510 5,108,024
2033 8.9258 81,716 5,201,955
2034 8.6813 79,050 5,297,160
2035 8.4525 76,450 5,394,236
2036 8.2229 73,937 5,493,358
2037 8.0009 71,402 5,594,306
2038 7.7953 68,974 5,696,776
2039 7.5967 66,666 5,799,962
2040 7.4008 64,438 5,902,990
2041 7.2097 62,177 6,006,650
2042 7.0316 60,107 6,109,662
2043 6.8558 58,076 6,213,968
2044 6.6878 56,267 6,317,031
2045 6.5235 54,521 6,421,176
2046 6.3664 52,817 6,521,594
2047 6.2183 51,214 6,621,821
2048 6.0689 49,551 6,719,415
2049 5.9307 47,994 6,816,458
2050 5.7915 46,476 6,911,852
2051 5.6632 45,071 7,007,027
2052 5.5374 43,752 7,098,270
2053 5.4171 42,502 7,189,671
2054 5.301 41,264 7,278,895
2055 5.1874 40,039 7,366,993
2056 5.0841 38,917 7,455,603
2057 4.9784 37,855 7,542,418
2058 4.8806 36,859 7,628,386
2059 4.7832 35,815 7,712,368
2060 4.6852 34,871 7,796,620
2061 4.5944 33,955 7,880,171
2062 4.501 33,049 7,962,388
2063 4.4181 32,207 8,045,557
2064 4.3384 31,402 8,127,576
2065 4.259 30,593 8,207,410
2066 4.1813 29,774 8,287,156
2067 4.1057 29,033 8,365,618
2068 4.0358 28,319 8,440,217
2069 3.9658 27,629 8,513,068
2070 3.8985 26,973 8,581,985
2071 3.8339 26,334 8,649,742
2072 3.7725 25,681 8,712,321
2073 3.7122 25,036 8,771,183
2074 3.6519 24,438 8,827,217
2075 3.5932 23,836 8,877,262
2076 3.5387 23,312 8,923,970
2077 3.4859 22,779 8,967,371
2078 3.4343 22,268 9,003,325
2079 3.3864 21,800 9,039,403
2080 3.3414 21,320 9,068,774
2081 3.2923 20,842 9,093,331
2082 3.2469 20,383 9,111,447
2083 3.201 19,973 9,127,688
2084 3.1574 19,547 9,141,306
2085 3.1144 19,128 9,147,127
2086 3.0718 18,740 9,152,119
2087 3.0324 18,350 9,151,057
2088 2.9902 17,977 9,145,971
2089 2.9534 17,629 9,139,578
2090 2.9131 17,248 9,125,675
2091 2.8763 16,887 9,108,084
2092 2.839 16,541 9,089,541
2093 2.8037 16,221 9,068,948
2094 2.7692 15,892 9,039,393
2095 2.7353 15,575 9,013,481
2096 2.6985 15,269 8,984,732
2097 2.6659 14,972 8,948,518
2098 2.6341 14,671 8,915,452
2099 2.6026 14,397 8,875,619
2100 2.5738 14,114 8,837,110

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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