Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -2.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1967–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded -2.84 % change on previous year for child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at -2.84 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.34 % change on previous year, in 1967.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 102nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -6.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1969 | -6.07 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1970 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1971 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1972 | -6.08 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1973 | -6.16 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1974 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1975 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1976 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1977 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1978 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1979 | -5.82 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1980 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1981 | -5.89 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1982 | -5.72 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1983 | -5.54 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1984 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1985 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1986 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1987 | -5.49 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1988 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1989 | -5.58 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1990 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1991 | -5.64 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1992 | -5.49 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1993 | -5.54 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1995 | -5.4 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1996 | -5.49 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1998 | -5.3 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2000 | -5.41 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2001 | -5.5 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2002 | -5.69 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2003 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2004 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2005 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2006 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -5 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2009 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2010 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2011 | -4 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2012 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2013 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2014 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2015 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2016 | -3.29 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2017 | -3.48 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2018 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2019 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2020 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2021 | -3.27 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2022 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2023 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2024 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's -2.84 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.61 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's -2.84 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.82 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.23 % change on previous year | -6.34 % change on previous year | -6.07 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | -5.97 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year | -5.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.63 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | -5.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.42 % change on previous year | -5.64 % change on previous year | -5.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.27 % change on previous year | -5.69 % change on previous year | -4.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.49 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | -2.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.07 % change on previous year | -3.27 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda -2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 100 British Virgin Islands -2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago -2.84 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Congo -2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Malta -2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Thailand -2.9 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 203 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 71.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 73.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Turks and Caicos Islands was -2.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was -2.84 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.34 % change on previous year in 1967.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for child mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.