Health in Latin America & Caribbean

346 indicators covering health for Latin America & Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 75-79, male 5.37 million 2025 up 41.0% 19th
Population ages 80 and above, female 7.84 million 2025 up 36.2% 20th
Population ages 80 and above, male 5.10 million 2025 up 37.7% 19th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 8.2% 2024 up 17.4% 3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 9.3% 2024 up 16.9% 3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 8.8% 2024 up 17.1% 3rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 11.3% 2024 down 0.1% 34th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 13.4% 2024 up 0.2% 34th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 12.4% 2024 unchanged 34th
Hospital beds 2.01 per 1,000 people 2021 up 1.8% 23rd
Tuberculosis death rate 3.3 per 100,000 people 2024 up 22.2% 15th
Incidence of tuberculosis 51 per 100,000 people 2024 up 10.9% 15th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 99.3% 2024 up 0.9% 6th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 93.7% 2024 up 4.8% 16th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 89.9% 34th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 91.1% 2024 up 8.9% 16th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 76.0% 2024 up 16.6% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services 97.6% 2024 up 2.3% 8th
People using safely managed drinking water services 79.0% 2024 up 5.7% 8th
People practicing open defecation, rural 3.2% 2024 down 75.2% 31st
People using at least basic sanitation services 90.3% 2024 up 6.4% 16th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 77.0% 2024 up 4.1% 8th
People practicing open defecation 0.7% 2024 down 81.1% 34th
Current health expenditure 7.9% 2023 up 8.8% 8th
Current health expenditure per capita 816.2 current US$ 2023 up 7.4% 12th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 29.7% 2023 down 0.8% 28th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 242.28 current US$ 2023 up 6.6% 10th
Domestic general government health expenditure 50.9% 2023 down 2.9% 27th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 891.02 current international $ 2023 up 51.0% 14th
Domestic private health expenditure 48.8% 2023 up 3.1% 14th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 397.93 current US$ 2023 up 10.8% 8th
People using safely managed sanitation services 51.2% 2024 up 22.2% 20th
Immunization, Hib3 81.8% 2024 down 8.2% 20th
Number of infant deaths 123,122 2024 down 27.1% 31st
Number of under-five deaths 142,632 2024 down 28.0% 31st
Number of neonatal deaths 77,054 2024 down 27.3% 31st
Adolescent fertility rate 50.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 28.0% 15th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 30th
Domestic general government health expenditure 11.8% 2023 up 7.6% 11th
External health expenditure 0.3% 2023 down 11.2% 31st
External health expenditure per capita 2.68 current US$ 2023 down 9.2% 28th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 5.75 current international $ 2023 up 5.3% 31st
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 20.0% 2023 up 12.9% 35th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 19.7% 2023 up 13.8% 35th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 25.7% 2023 up 6.8% 33rd
Stillbirth rate 7.4 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 12.9% 27th
Prevalence of undernourishment 5.3% 2023 up 0.1% 31st
Immunization, measles second dose 69.3% 2024 down 4.9% 29th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage 71.6% 2024 up 53.5% 17th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate 71.0% 2023 down 5.3% 17th
Prevalence of hypertension, female 36.7% 2019 down 4.0% 18th
Prevalence of hypertension, male 40.5% 2019 down 0.1% 5th
Prevalence of hypertension 38.6% 2019 down 2.0% 6th
Treatment for hypertension, female 63.6% 2019 up 9.3% 3rd
Treatment for hypertension, male 46.7% 2019 up 26.4% 7th
Treatment for hypertension 55.1% 2019 up 15.4% 6th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 63,158 2024 down 18.6% 27th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 5,641 2024 down 15.6% 27th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 7,347 2024 down 15.5% 27th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 7,094 2024 down 6.5% 27th