Health in América Latina y el Caribe 32 indicators covering health for América Latina y el Caribe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 2100 down 7.4% 115th Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 2024 down 19.2% 29th Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 2024 down 26.8% 29th Child mortality rate 2.08 2024 down 24.8% 34th Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 2024 down 28.7% 29th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 2024 down 16.8% 29th Child deaths 19,510 2024 down 32.9% 30th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 2024 up 0.9% 14th Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 2024 down 4.3% 34th Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 2024 down 22.1% 40th Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,158 2024 down 18.6% 41st Deaths aged 5 to 24 152,842 2024 down 11.7% 40th Deaths aged 10 to 14 17,243 2024 down 7.6% 44th Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,611 2024 down 11.8% 37th Deaths aged 5 to 9 12,988 2024 down 15.6% 49th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.47 2022 up 11.2% 133rd Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.76 2022 up 33.4% 28th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.7 2022 up 46.5% 24th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.16 2022 up 24.7% 22nd Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 2022 down 13.2% 123rd Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.22 2022 up 13.5% 20th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 14.07 2023 up 155.3% 25th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 77.34 2016 down 3.6% 26th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 2020 up 2.4% 112th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 13.47 2016 down 15.0% 40th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 10.20 million 2024 down 5.6% 13th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 2024 down 18.8% 41st Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 2024 down 25.0% 40th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 560,000 2024 down 28.2% 13th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 2023 up 1.4% 15th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 78.6 2023 up 3.4% 15th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 17.3 2024 up 4.2% 7th