Death rates from different causes in Grenada
Grenada: Death rates from different causes was 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Death rates from different causes in Grenada, 1985–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rates from different causes in Grenada is 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from different causes in Grenada peaked at 152.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1988.
That places Grenada 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Death rates from different causes in Grenada, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 142.39 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1988 | 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.9% |
| 1989 | 92.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +221.9% |
| 1990 | 106.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 91.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 90.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 92.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 134.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 119.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 143.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 91.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 135.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.8% |
| 2003 | 146.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 137.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 132.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 152.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 147.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 134.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 132.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 130.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 145.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 143.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 115.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 130.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 130.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 150.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 138 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 130.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 152.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 138.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 127.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 121.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.91 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates from different causes in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +221.9% | 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.13 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 111.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 134.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 136.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 115.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from different causes in Grenada?
- Death rates from different causes in Grenada was 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from different causes recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 152.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest death rates from different causes recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988.
- How does Grenada rank for death rates from different causes?
- Grenada ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is death rates from different causes rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from different causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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