Health in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 29 indicators covering health for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 2100 down 7.4% 110th Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 2024 down 19.2% 29th Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 2024 down 26.8% 29th Child mortality rate 2.08 2024 down 24.8% 34th Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 2024 down 28.7% 29th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 2024 down 16.8% 29th Child deaths 19,510 2024 down 32.9% 30th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 2024 up 0.9% 14th Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 2024 down 4.3% 34th Deaths aged 10 to 19 63,158 2024 down 18.6% 41st Deaths aged 10 to 14 17,243 2024 down 7.6% 44th Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,611 2024 down 11.8% 37th Deaths aged 5 to 9 12,988 2024 down 15.6% 49th Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 2024 down 22.1% 40th Deaths aged 5 to 24 152,842 2024 down 11.7% 40th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 2022 up 13.4% 16th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 2022 up 33.1% 25th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 2022 down 13.1% 120th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 2022 up 24.7% 18th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.71 2022 up 46.3% 20th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 2022 up 11.1% 130th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 14.06 2023 up 151.6% 26th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 77.21 2016 down 3.5% 27th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 2020 up 2.4% 112th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 13.57 2016 down 15.1% 39th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 2024 down 18.8% 41st Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 2024 down 25.0% 40th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 78.6 2023 up 3.4% 15th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 2023 up 1.4% 15th