Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat
Montserrat: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat is 17, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat peaked at 21.9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.9 | — |
| 2008 | 3.61 | -83.5% |
| 2009 | 20.3 | +462.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 15.8 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 15.9 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 13.6 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 13.1 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 17 | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +462.3% | 3.61 | 20.3 |
| 2008 | -83.5% | 21.9 | 3.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.27 | 3.61 | 21.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.17 | 12.6 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 | 12.6 | 17 | 5 |
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- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2008)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Montserrat was 17 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2008.
- How does Montserrat rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Montserrat ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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