Health in Latin America & Caribbean 351 indicators covering health for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 32.6% 2021 down 45.0% 11th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 6.1% 2021 down 60.4% 16th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 35.4% 2021 up 155.6% 19th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 6.1% 2021 down 58.2% 16th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 38.1% 2021 down 36.3% 12th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 42.2% 2021 down 30.2% 13th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 8.6% 2021 down 67.9% 29th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 28.0% 2021 down 36.0% 3rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 2.1% 2021 down 45.0% 34th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 21.2% 2021 down 43.7% 3rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 3.2% 2021 down 44.6% 28th Cause of death, by injury, female 3.8% 2021 down 66.6% 33rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 2.6% 2021 down 44.3% 32nd Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 47.2% 2021 up 70.6% 9th Cause of death, by injury, male 11.4% 2021 down 45.7% 14th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 28.8% 2021 up 12.6% 12th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 37.4% 2021 down 18.9% 38th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 28.8% 2021 up 15.0% 12th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 28.8% 2021 up 13.6% 12th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 41.1% 2021 up 50.1% 8th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 42.5% 2021 down 17.5% 35th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female 66.7% 2021 down 21.6% 34th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male 60.8% 2021 down 27.5% 33rd Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 43.7% 2021 up 58.8% 8th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female 62.3% 2021 down 15.8% 25th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ 63.6% 2021 down 24.7% 34th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female 52.1% 2021 down 15.0% 30th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 52.3% 2021 down 19.7% 24th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 — 9th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 8th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 9th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.4% 2021 — 32nd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.9% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.9% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.3% 2021 — 30th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.8% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 0.3% 2021 — 30th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.7% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 0.8% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 0.9% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.9% 2021 — 40th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 0.7% 2021 — 40th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 25.2% 2024 up 14.5% 14th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 7.8% 2024 up 24.7% 15th Incidence of malaria 4.26 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 27.3% 24th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 17.3 per 100,000 population 2019 down 9.9% 22nd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 6.68 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 13.4% 36th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 28.29 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 8.7% 15th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 1.3% 2024 down 16.8% 11th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 2.7% 2024 down 24.5% 10th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% 11th ← Previous Page 6 of 6