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Under-five mortality rate — Central America

Under-five mortality rate in Central America in 2024 — 13.8 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.6%.

2024 13.8 per 1,000 −2.87% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 163.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 13.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Central America, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 163.2 per 1,0001962: 151.8 per 1,0001964: 142 per 1,0001966: 133.2 per 1,0001968: 124.9 per 1,0001970: 116.9 per 1,0001972: 109.8 per 1,0001974: 101.9 per 1,0001976: 94.9 per 1,0001978: 85.3 per 1,0001980: 78.8 per 1,0001982: 72.5 per 1,0001984: 64.4 per 1,0001986: 58.8 per 1,0001988: 53.6 per 1,0001990: 48.8 per 1,0001992: 44.3 per 1,0001994: 40.2 per 1,0001996: 36.5 per 1,0001998: 34.6 per 1,0002000: 30.1 per 1,0002002: 27.5 per 1,0002004: 25.3 per 1,0002006: 23.5 per 1,0002008: 21.9 per 1,0002010: 20.5 per 1,0002012: 19.3 per 1,0002014: 18.1 per 1,0002016: 17.1 per 1,0002018: 16.2 per 1,0002020: 15.4 per 1,0002022: 14.6 per 1,0002024: 13.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −149.4 (−91.57%) Average annual rate: -3.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 13.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 13.8 −0.4 −2.87%
2023 14.2 −0.4 −2.78%
2022 14.6 −0.4 −2.62%
2021 15 −0.4 −2.67%
2020 15.4 −0.4 −2.65%
2019 15.8 −0.4 −2.61%
2018 16.2 −0.5 −2.82%
2017 16.7 −0.5 −2.7%
2016 17.1 −0.5 −2.8%
2015 17.6 −0.5 −2.79%
2014 18.1 −0.6 −3.15%
2013 18.7 −0.5 −2.82%
2012 19.3 −0.6 −3.12%
2011 19.9 −0.6 −3.06%
2010 20.5 −0.7 −3.4%
2009 21.2 −0.7 −2.97%
2008 21.9 −0.8 −3.57%
2007 22.7 −0.7 −3.18%
2006 23.5 −0.9 −3.7%
2005 24.4 −1 −3.91%
2004 25.3 −1 −3.83%
2003 26.4 −1.2 −4.26%
2002 27.5 −1.3 −4.42%
2001 28.8 −1.3 −4.34%
2000 30.1 −1.5 −4.7%
1999 31.6 −3 −8.59%
1998 34.6 −0.2 −0.69%
1997 34.8 −1.7 −4.65%
1996 36.5 −1.8 −4.72%
1995 38.3 −1.9 −4.74%
1994 40.2 −1.9 −4.62%
1993 42.2 −2.1 −4.8%
1992 44.3 −2.2 −4.66%
1991 46.4 −2.4 −4.82%
1990 48.8 −2.4 −4.61%
1989 51.2 −2.4 −4.56%
1988 53.6 −2.5 −4.51%
1987 56.1 −2.7 −4.52%
1986 58.8 −2.8 −4.51%
1985 61.6 −2.8 −4.37%
1984 64.4 −3.1 −4.61%
1983 67.5 −5.1 −6.98%
1982 72.5 −1.6 −2.19%
1981 74.2 −4.6 −5.9%
1980 78.8 −2.7 −3.27%
1979 81.5 −3.8 −4.5%
1978 85.3 −3.8 −4.25%
1977 89.1 −5.8 −6.14%
1976 94.9 −2 −2.05%
1975 96.9 −5 −4.91%
1974 101.9 −2.9 −2.8%
1973 104.9 −4.9 −4.49%
1972 109.8 −3.1 −2.73%
1971 112.9 −4 −3.43%
1970 116.9 −4 −3.28%
1969 120.8 −4 −3.22%
1968 124.9 −4.1 −3.16%
1967 128.9 −4.2 −3.18%
1966 133.2 −4.3 −3.15%
1965 137.5 −4.4 −3.13%
1964 142 −4.8 −3.24%
1963 146.7 −5.1 −3.37%
1962 151.8 −5.3 −3.39%
1961 157.2 −6 −3.68%
1960 163.2 — —

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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