Death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Death rate from digestive diseases was 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1970–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from digestive diseases in 2022.
That represents a change of up 43.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 43.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1974.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 17th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.96 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1971 | 23.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 30.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.9% |
| 1977 | 21.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 29.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.0% |
| 1979 | 25.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 22.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 24.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 37.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 33.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 43.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 34.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 25.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 36.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.8% |
| 1996 | 33.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 39.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 35.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 30.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 36.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 26.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 25.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 30.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 23.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 33.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 23.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 33.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 20.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 32.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.0% |
| 2014 | 27.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 25.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 27.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 34.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +60.9% |
| 2019 | 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 31.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1980s | 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 33.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 14 Ukraine 39.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Nicaragua 38.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Lithuania 36.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Latvia 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Bulgaria 33.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Hungary 33.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Death rate from digestive diseases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 43.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- What is the lowest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1974.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for death rate from digestive diseases?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is death rate from digestive diseases rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.