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Under-five mortality rate — South America

Under-five mortality rate in South America in 2024 — 13.6 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.7%.

2024 13.6 per 1,000 −1.74% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 163.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 13.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — South America, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 163.6 per 1,0001962: 154.3 per 1,0001964: 145.5 per 1,0001966: 137.2 per 1,0001968: 129.8 per 1,0001970: 119.2 per 1,0001972: 111.1 per 1,0001974: 104.7 per 1,0001976: 97.4 per 1,0001978: 89.6 per 1,0001980: 81.9 per 1,0001982: 74.6 per 1,0001984: 68.1 per 1,0001986: 62.7 per 1,0001988: 58 per 1,0001990: 53.5 per 1,0001992: 48.9 per 1,0001994: 43.9 per 1,0001996: 39 per 1,0001998: 34.6 per 1,0002000: 30.7 per 1,0002002: 27.3 per 1,0002004: 24.4 per 1,0002006: 21.9 per 1,0002008: 19.9 per 1,0002010: 18.3 per 1,0002012: 17 per 1,0002014: 16.1 per 1,0002016: 16.3 per 1,0002018: 15.1 per 1,0002020: 14.5 per 1,0002022: 14.1 per 1,0002024: 13.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −150 (−91.69%) Average annual rate: -3.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 13.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 13.6 −0.2 −1.74%
2023 13.8 −0.2 −1.7%
2022 14.1 −0.2 −1.34%
2021 14.3 −0.3 −1.79%
2020 14.5 −0.2 −1.56%
2019 14.7 −0.3 −2.08%
2018 15.1 −0.3 −2.08%
2017 15.4 −0.9 −5.59%
2016 16.3 +0.6 +3.53%
2015 15.7 −0.3 −2.1%
2014 16.1 −0.4 −2.57%
2013 16.5 −0.5 −3.01%
2012 17 −0.6 −3.52%
2011 17.6 −0.6 −3.48%
2010 18.3 −0.8 −4.01%
2009 19 −0.8 −4.18%
2008 19.9 −1 −4.58%
2007 20.8 −1.1 −4.94%
2006 21.9 −1.2 −5.14%
2005 23.1 −1.3 −5.42%
2004 24.4 −1.4 −5.5%
2003 25.8 −1.5 −5.4%
2002 27.3 −1.6 −5.59%
2001 28.9 −1.7 −5.66%
2000 30.7 −1.9 −5.85%
1999 32.6 −2 −5.84%
1998 34.6 −2.1 −5.82%
1997 36.7 −2.3 −5.83%
1996 39 −2.4 −5.81%
1995 41.4 −2.5 −5.62%
1994 43.9 −2.5 −5.36%
1993 46.3 −2.5 −5.13%
1992 48.9 −2.4 −4.68%
1991 51.3 −2.3 −4.21%
1990 53.5 −2.3 −4.04%
1989 55.8 −2.2 −3.79%
1988 58 −2.3 −3.89%
1987 60.3 −2.4 −3.79%
1986 62.7 −3.1 −4.75%
1985 65.8 −2.3 −3.38%
1984 68.1 −3.1 −4.31%
1983 71.2 −3.4 −4.59%
1982 74.6 −3.6 −4.61%
1981 78.2 −3.7 −4.54%
1980 81.9 −3.8 −4.43%
1979 85.7 −3.9 −4.3%
1978 89.6 −3.9 −4.17%
1977 93.5 −3.9 −4.04%
1976 97.4 −3.8 −3.71%
1975 101.2 −3.5 −3.39%
1974 104.7 −3.3 −3.04%
1973 108 −3.1 −2.78%
1972 111.1 −3 −2.6%
1971 114.1 −5.2 −4.34%
1970 119.2 −0.5 −0.44%
1969 119.8 −10 −7.73%
1968 129.8 −3.5 −2.63%
1967 133.3 −3.9 −2.85%
1966 137.2 −4.1 −2.9%
1965 141.3 −4.2 −2.89%
1964 145.5 −4.3 −2.88%
1963 149.8 −4.5 −2.91%
1962 154.3 −4.6 −2.9%
1961 158.9 −4.6 −2.83%
1960 163.6 — —

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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