Nicaragua vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Nicaragua
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 1.02 per 1,000 live births against 0.94 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 116th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 114th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.47 per 1,000 live births | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 8.19 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.13 per 1,000 live births | 5.28 per 1,000 live births | 5.85 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 2.87 per 1,000 live births | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | 1.89 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.96 per 1,000 live births | 0.653 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.59 per 1,000 live births | 0.004 per 1,000 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | 0.062 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Nicaragua or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 1.02 per 1,000 live births against 0.94 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Nicaragua and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.08 per 1,000 live births, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 114th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.