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
Immunization, measles second dose 69.0% 2024 down 4.9% 32nd
Antiretroviral therapy coverage 71.7% 2024 up 53.6% 18th
Prevalence of hypertension, female 36.6% 2019 down 4.2% 20th
Prevalence of hypertension, male 40.5% 2019 down 0.1% 6th
Prevalence of hypertension 38.5% 2019 down 2.1% 7th
Treatment for hypertension, female 63.5% 2019 up 9.6% 4th
Treatment for hypertension, male 46.6% 2019 up 26.9% 10th
Treatment for hypertension 55.0% 2019 up 15.7% 9th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 62,690 2024 down 18.7% 28th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 5,586 2024 down 15.8% 28th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 7,272 2024 down 15.7% 28th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 7,033 2024 down 6.6% 28th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 10,054 2024 down 8.5% 28th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 18,887 2024 down 14.2% 28th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 43,803 2024 down 20.5% 28th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 11,854 2024 down 18.1% 28th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 33,749 2024 down 23.5% 28th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 16,565 2024 down 0.6% 28th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 59,612 2024 down 5.3% 23rd
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.6% 2024 up 20.9% 18th
Number of people who are undernourished 28.80 million 2023 up 10.8% 26th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 53.2% 2024 up 21.3% 16th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.7% 2021 down 7.0% 37th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 16.9% 2021 down 6.8% 41st
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 14.7% 2021 down 7.1% 41st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.3285 per 100,000 population 2021 down 9.9% 42nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.1895 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 20.5% 41st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.4666 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 5.7% 41st
Suicide mortality rate, female 3.01 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 17.3% 39th
Suicide mortality rate, male 10.65 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 17.6% 28th
Suicide mortality rate 6.77 per 100,000 population 2021 up 17.3% 34th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 2.47 2020 down 15.0% 10th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 5.83 2020 down 13.7% 10th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 9.38 2020 down 13.3% 10th
Low-birthweight babies 9.7% 2020 up 2.4% 15th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 16.3% 2022 up 10.7% 23rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 19.4% 2022 up 8.2% 24th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 85.3% 2024 up 3.7% 7th
Prevalence of anemia among children 20.6% 2019 down 20.4% 36th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 13.5% 2024 down 17.9% 36th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 8.1% 2024 down 21.2% 17th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 18.9% 2024 down 16.2% 38th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,682 current international $ 2023 up 55.8% 14th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 489.9 current international $ 2023 up 47.2% 11th
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.1% 2023 up 8.2% 14th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 807.53 current international $ 2023 up 57.7% 8th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 415.28 current US$ 2023 up 5.5% 17th
Number of stillbirths 68,336 2023 down 23.8% 28th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 53.8% 2024 up 10.5% 16th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 34.6% 2021 up 138.5% 18th
Cause of death, by injury 8.2% 2021 down 51.8% 15th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 56.4% 2021 down 17.7% 28th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 0.8% 2021 40th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 65.1% 2021 up 11.3% 31st
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 65.2% 2021 up 8.8% 31st
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 38.6% 2021 up 216.7% 15th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 17.9% 2021 up 41.2% 38th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 16.3% 2021 up 33.8% 39th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 20.0% 2021 up 51.8% 38th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 65.2% 2021 up 9.9% 31st