Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6936 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.686 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6871 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6952 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6991 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6983 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7011 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7093 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7282 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7544 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7876 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8149 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8478 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8522 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8627 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8695 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8943 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9152 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9579 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.698 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7282 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8481 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7544 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9152 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9687 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9579 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 46 Grenada 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Fiji 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Netherlands 0.9744 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Denmark 0.974 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.