Child mortality around the world in Montserrat
Montserrat: Child mortality around the world was 0.6406 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality around the world in Montserrat, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 0.6406 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Montserrat peaked at 21.1 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6406, in 2023.
Montserrat ranks 169th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality around the world in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.1 | — |
| 1951 | 20.08 | -4.8% |
| 1952 | 19.11 | -4.9% |
| 1953 | 18.17 | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 17.28 | -4.9% |
| 1955 | 16.43 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 15.59 | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 14.76 | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 13.91 | -5.8% |
| 1959 | 13.03 | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 12.12 | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 11.24 | -7.2% |
| 1962 | 10.4 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 9.6 | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 8.87 | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 8.2 | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 7.62 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 7.09 | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 6.63 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 6.21 | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 5.84 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 5.5 | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 5.19 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 4.9 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 4.63 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 4.38 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.15 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.94 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 3.73 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 3.53 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.35 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 3.18 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.02 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.86 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 2.72 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.59 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.47 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.35 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.25 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 3.27 | +45.4% |
| 1990 | 2.06 | -37.0% |
| 1991 | 1.97 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.89 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.82 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.75 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.68 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.62 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.26 | +162.7% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | -64.6% |
| 1999 | 1.46 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.36 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.22 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.997 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9643 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9332 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9026 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8723 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8434 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8156 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7885 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7623 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7368 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7117 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6873 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6637 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6406 | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality around the world in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +162.7% | 1.62 | 4.26 |
| 1998 | -64.6% | 4.26 | 1.51 |
| 1989 | +45.4% | 2.25 | 3.27 |
| 1990 | -37.0% | 3.27 | 2.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.95 | 13.03 | 21.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.8 | 6.21 | 12.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.58 | 3.53 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 | 2.25 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.46 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8616 | 0.7368 | 0.997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6758 | 0.6406 | 0.7117 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 166 Cook Islands 0.6696 compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 0.6513 compare
- 168 Reunion 0.6442 compare
- 170 Bahrain 0.6334 compare
- 171 Sri Lanka 0.6276 compare
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 0.6212 compare
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality around the world in Montserrat?
- Child mortality around the world in Montserrat was 0.6406 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6406 in 2023.
- How does Montserrat rank for child mortality around the world?
- Montserrat ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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