LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

OVERALL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY SDG

100
STATUS OF SDG SDG

90 SDG TARGETS (%) 17 100

1 SDG
SDG
16 2
80 75
SDG SDG

REGIONAL 70 15 50 3
SCORE 60
25

70.2
SDG
SDG
14 4
50
Latin America
40 and the
SDG SDG
13 Caribbean 5
WORLD AVERAGE: 66.7 30

20 SDG
SDG
Worsening 12 6
10
Limited progress
0 Achieved or on track
SDG
SDG
11 7
SDG SDG
10 SDG
8
SDG DASHBOARDS AND TRENDS 9

G G D S S S

A D S • D S

A D D D A
Major challenges Significant challenges Challenges remain SDG achieved Information unavailable
p Decreasing 5 Stagnating D Moderately improving L On track or maintaining SDG achievement • Information unavailable
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INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVER INDEX

0 0 (worst) to 100 (best) 100

BLANK INSUFFICIENT DATA 0.0

OECD members 73.8
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 91.1
Middle East and North Africa 94.5
Latin America and the Caribbean 96.2
East and South Asia 97.8
Sub-Saharan Africa 98.3
Oceania 99.8

STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDEX MISSING DATA IN SDG INDEX

0
0 (worst) to 100 (best)
100
A 0%
73.7 26.0

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 Regional Performance
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN by Indicator

SDG1 – No Poverty Value Year RatingTrend SDG9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Value Year RatingTrend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day (2017 PPP, %) 6.1 2023 •D Rural population with access to all-season roads (%) 87.8 2022 • •
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65/day (2017 PPP, %) 12.1 2023 •G Population using the internet (%) 75.0 2021 • A
SDG2 – Zero Hunger Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 77.5 2021 • A
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) 8.5 2020 • G Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
infrastructure (worst 1–5 best)
2.6 2018 • G
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) 10.7 2022 • D
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) 2.6 2021 • • The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best)
27.2 2022 • •
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 22.9 2016 • G Articles published in academic journals (per 1,000 population) 0.3 2021 • D
Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) 2.3 2017 • D Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) 0.7 2020 • •
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) 4.1 2021 • D
SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 0.6 2018 • G
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) 21.9 2020 • • Gini coefficient 46.5 2020 • •
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being
Palma ratio 2.6 2020 • •
SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 90.2 •
2020 D
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 9.2 •
2021 A Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) 22.2 2020 • G
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 16.2 •
2021 A Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³)
14.4 2019 • A
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 53.8 •
2021 D Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) 95.0 2020 • S
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) 0.2 •
2021 A Satisfaction with public transport (%) 52.9 2022 • D
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
15.5 2019 • A SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%)
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
42.5 2019 • •
Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 0.9 2019 • •
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) Electronic waste (kg/capita) 8.8 2019 • •
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population) 18.9 2019 • D Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 9.2 2018 • •
Life expectancy at birth (years) 75.6 2019 • D SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 1.0 2018 • •
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) 54.6 2020 • • Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 38.8 2018 • D
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 95.4 2020 • S Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 5.4 2018 • A
Surviving infants who received 2 WHO-recommended vaccines (%) 71 2021 • G Exports of plastic waste (kg/capita) 0.2 2021 • A
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage
73 2019 • D SDG13 – Climate Action
(worst 0–100 best)
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0–10 best) 6.1 2022 • D
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production (tCO2/capita) 2.4 2021 •A
CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 0.3 2018 •A
SDG4 – Quality Education
Participation rate in pre-primary organized learning
CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) 644.1 2021 • •
(% of children aged 4 to 6)
91.0 2021 • A SDG14 – Life Below Water
Net primary enrollment rate (%) 95.1 2021 • D Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 59.3 2022 • D
Lower secondary completion rate (%) 77.3 2021 • • Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 64.1 2022 • D
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) 98.5 2021 • • Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) 20.3 2018 • A
SDG5 – Gender Equality Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 18.0 2019 • G
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 19.8 2019 • G
(% of females aged 15 to 49)
81.4 2023 • A Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 0.1 2018 • •
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) 100.9 2021 • A SDG15 – Life on Land
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5 2022 • A Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 43.8 •
2022 D
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 24.7 2021 • S Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) 44.3 •
2022 D
SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.83 •
2023 G
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) 96.5 2020 • A Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 3-year average) 0.5 •
2021 D
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) 86.8 2020 • S Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
(per million population)
0.5 2018 • •
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) 5.8 2019 • •
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) 30.3 2020 • • SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3 H2O eq/capita) 584.0 2018 • • Homicides (per 100,000 population) 17.1 •
2021 S
SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 38.0 •
2020 A
Population with access to electricity (%) 98.0 2020 • A Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city/area where they live (%) 48 •
2022 S
• Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) 94.4 •
2022 •
5. Country Profiles

Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) 88.6 2020 A
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per total electricity output
1.0 2019 •
Corruption Perceptions Index (worst 0–100 best) 35 •
2022 G
(MtCO2/TWh) A Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) 8.2 •
2021 •
28.3 2019 • Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
0.0 2021 •
Renewable energy share in total final energy consumption (%) A per 100,000 population) •
SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth Press Freedom Index (worst 0–100 best) 56.6 2023 • G
Adjusted GDP growth (%) -2.8 2021 • • Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) 0.6 2021 • S
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) 2.4 2018 • • Timeliness of administrative proceedings (worst 0–1 best) 0.3 2021 • G
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a
71.9 2021 • • Expropriations are lawful and adequately compensated (worst 0–1 best) 0.5 2021 • G
mobile-money-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over)
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force, ages 15+) 7.3 2023 • D SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) 0.5 2021 • G Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 9.5 2021 •A
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports
(per 100,000 population)
0.0 2018 • A public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) NA NA••
Victims of modern slavery embodied in imports Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) 22.6 2020 • •
9.9 2018 • •
(per 100,000 population) Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) 4 2021 • •
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) 73.7 2022 • A
* Imputed data point

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