Health in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

475 indicators covering health for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 35-39, male 24.10 million 2025 up 13.2% 28th
Population ages 40-44, female 23.47 million 2025 up 17.7% 25th
Population ages 40-44, male 22.49 million 2025 up 18.1% 27th
Population ages 45-49, female 21.51 million 2025 up 19.3% 23rd
Population ages 45-49, male 20.25 million 2025 up 18.5% 25th
Population ages 50-54, female 19.25 million 2025 up 17.4% 23rd
Population ages 50-54, male 17.89 million 2025 up 16.5% 24th
Population ages 55-59, female 17.18 million 2025 up 23.1% 19th
Population ages 55-59, male 15.71 million 2025 up 22.1% 20th
Population ages 60-64, female 15.27 million 2025 up 35.2% 20th
Population ages 60-64, male 13.62 million 2025 up 33.8% 20th
Population ages 65-69, female 12.54 million 2025 up 44.5% 21st
Population ages 65-69, male 10.80 million 2025 up 42.6% 21st
Population ages 70-74, female 9.61 million 2025 up 50.3% 23rd
Population ages 70-74, male 7.87 million 2025 up 45.9% 22nd
Population ages 75-79, female 6.73 million 2025 up 44.1% 23rd
Population ages 75-79, male 5.12 million 2025 up 42.0% 22nd
Population ages 80 and above, female 7.41 million 2025 up 36.6% 23rd
Population ages 80 and above, male 4.81 million 2025 up 39.1% 22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 8.1% 2024 up 17.2% 4th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 9.3% 2024 up 16.8% 4th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 8.7% 2024 up 17.0% 4th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 11.4% 2024 up 0.2% 33rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 13.5% 2024 up 0.4% 33rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 12.5% 2024 up 0.4% 33rd
Hospital beds 1.96 per 1,000 people 2021 up 1.7% 26th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 99.4% 2024 up 0.9% 7th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 93.7% 2024 up 4.8% 19th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 89.9% 33rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 91.1% 2024 up 9.0% 19th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 75.6% 2024 up 16.7% 25th
People using at least basic drinking water services 97.6% 2024 up 2.3% 9th
People using safely managed drinking water services 79.6% 2024 up 5.6% 7th
People practicing open defecation, rural 3.3% 2024 down 75.2% 28th
People using at least basic sanitation services 90.2% 2024 up 6.5% 19th
People practicing open defecation 0.7% 2024 down 81.1% 33rd
Current health expenditure 7.9% 2023 up 9.4% 9th
Current health expenditure per capita 815.3 current US$ 2023 up 7.2% 15th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 29.7% 2023 down 1.9% 27th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 242.04 current US$ 2023 up 5.2% 13th
Domestic general government health expenditure 50.9% 2023 down 1.6% 28th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 869.29 current international $ 2023 up 54.3% 17th
Domestic private health expenditure 48.8% 2023 up 1.7% 15th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 397.49 current US$ 2023 up 9.1% 11th
People using safely managed sanitation services 51.4% 2024 up 22.1% 17th
Immunization, Hib3 81.6% 2024 down 8.3% 23rd
Number of infant deaths 122,420 2024 down 27.2% 32nd
Number of under-five deaths 141,749 2024 down 28.1% 32nd
Number of neonatal deaths 76,609 2024 down 27.5% 32nd
Adolescent fertility rate 50.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 28.2% 14th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 35th
Domestic general government health expenditure 11.8% 2023 up 7.6% 14th
External health expenditure 0.3% 2023 down 12.6% 32nd
External health expenditure per capita 2.67 current US$ 2023 down 11.1% 29th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 5.84 current international $ 2023 up 5.4% 30th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 19.9% 2023 up 12.9% 36th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 19.7% 2023 up 13.8% 37th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 25.7% 2023 up 6.8% 34th
Stillbirth rate 7.37 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 13.0% 28th
Prevalence of undernourishment 5.3% 2023 up 0.1% 31st