Health in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

477 indicators covering health for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 35-39, male 23.11 million 2025 up 12.9% 29th
Population ages 40-44, female 22.52 million 2025 up 16.7% 28th
Population ages 40-44, male 21.55 million 2025 up 17.1% 28th
Population ages 45-49, female 20.65 million 2025 up 18.2% 26th
Population ages 45-49, male 19.40 million 2025 up 17.4% 26th
Population ages 50-54, female 18.59 million 2025 up 17.3% 24th
Population ages 50-54, male 17.24 million 2025 up 16.3% 25th
Population ages 55-59, female 16.61 million 2025 up 24.1% 21st
Population ages 55-59, male 15.16 million 2025 up 22.9% 22nd
Population ages 60-64, female 14.74 million 2025 up 35.9% 21st
Population ages 60-64, male 13.12 million 2025 up 34.4% 21st
Population ages 65-69, female 12.00 million 2025 up 43.8% 22nd
Population ages 65-69, male 10.31 million 2025 up 41.5% 23rd
Population ages 70-74, female 9.20 million 2025 up 49.1% 24th
Population ages 70-74, male 7.50 million 2025 up 44.0% 23rd
Population ages 75-79, female 6.44 million 2025 up 43.8% 24th
Population ages 75-79, male 4.89 million 2025 up 40.8% 23rd
Population ages 80 and above, female 7.00 million 2025 up 37.1% 24th
Population ages 80 and above, male 4.57 million 2025 up 38.1% 23rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 8.1% 2024 up 18.2% 5th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 9.3% 2024 up 17.7% 5th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 8.7% 2024 up 18.0% 5th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 11.6% 2024 up 0.2% 32nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 13.7% 2024 up 0.5% 32nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 12.7% 2024 up 0.4% 32nd
Hospital beds 2.01 per 1,000 people 2021 up 2.2% 24th
Tuberculosis death rate 3.4 per 100,000 people 2024 up 21.4% 14th
Incidence of tuberculosis 53 per 100,000 people 2024 up 10.4% 14th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 99.3% 2024 up 0.9% 9th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 93.4% 2024 up 5.0% 21st
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 89.7% 32nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 90.9% 2024 up 9.2% 22nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 75.1% 2024 up 17.2% 26th
People using at least basic drinking water services 97.5% 2024 up 2.4% 11th
People using safely managed drinking water services 78.3% 2024 up 6.0% 9th
People practicing open defecation, rural 3.3% 2024 down 75.7% 30th
People using at least basic sanitation services 89.8% 2024 up 6.6% 20th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 77.0% 2024 up 4.1% 8th
People practicing open defecation 0.7% 2024 down 81.3% 31st
Current health expenditure 7.8% 2023 up 7.3% 11th
Current health expenditure per capita 769.18 current US$ 2023 up 3.9% 18th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 29.4% 2023 down 1.7% 29th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 225.82 current US$ 2023 up 2.1% 17th
Domestic general government health expenditure 50.4% 2023 down 3.7% 30th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 847.4 current international $ 2023 up 47.2% 19th
Domestic private health expenditure 49.3% 2023 up 3.9% 12th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 379.32 current US$ 2023 up 8.0% 12th
People using safely managed sanitation services 51.4% 2024 up 24.7% 18th
Immunization, Hib3 81.4% 2024 down 8.5% 24th
Number of infant deaths 119,831 2024 down 27.0% 33rd
Number of under-five deaths 138,730 2024 down 27.9% 33rd
Number of neonatal deaths 74,832 2024 down 27.2% 33rd
Adolescent fertility rate 51.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 26.7% 13th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 33rd
Domestic general government health expenditure 11.0% 2023 up 4.7% 18th
External health expenditure 0.3% 2023 down 36.8% 30th
External health expenditure per capita 2.72 current US$ 2023 down 33.1% 27th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 5.87 current international $ 2023 down 19.9% 29th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 20.1% 2023 up 12.0% 34th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 19.8% 2023 up 12.9% 34th