Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands peaked at 2.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Cayman Islands ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.0% | — |
| 1951 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +52.4% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -32.0% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +75.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +75.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | +52.4% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| 2019 | +31.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 1971 | -32.0% | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | -30.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Cayman Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7016 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 399 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 386 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Cayman Islands was 0.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.