Health in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 30 indicators covering health for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 2100 down 7.4% 117th Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 2024 down 19.2% 28th Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 2024 down 26.8% 31st Child mortality rate 2.08 2024 down 24.8% 33rd Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 2024 down 28.7% 31st Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 2024 down 16.7% 28th Child deaths 19,504 2024 down 32.9% 32nd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 2024 up 0.9% 16th Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 2024 down 4.2% 36th Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,898 2024 down 22.1% 42nd Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,134 2024 down 18.6% 43rd Deaths aged 5 to 24 152,773 2024 down 11.7% 42nd Deaths aged 10 to 14 17,236 2024 down 7.6% 46th Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,554 2024 down 11.8% 39th Deaths aged 5 to 9 12,983 2024 down 15.5% 51st Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.21 2022 up 13.5% 21st Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.47 2022 up 11.3% 134th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.69 2022 up 46.5% 25th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.15 2022 up 24.7% 23rd Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 2022 down 13.2% 124th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.74 2022 up 33.4% 29th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 14.08 2023 up 155.6% 24th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 77.35 2016 down 3.7% 25th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 2020 up 2.4% 116th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 13.46 2016 down 15.0% 41st Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 10.20 million 2024 down 5.6% 13th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 560,000 2024 down 28.2% 13th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 2023 up 1.4% 15th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 78.6 2023 up 3.4% 15th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 17.3 2024 up 4.2% 7th