Child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Child mortality rate was 0.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda, 1949–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.91 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 12.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.91 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 132nd of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 10.32 deaths per 100 live births | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 11.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.958 deaths per 100 live births | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 130 Kazakhstan 0.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 131 Albania 0.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Thailand 0.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Cuba 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Georgia 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 615 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 631 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4,738 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 614 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Child mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for child mortality rate?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.