Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.64 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena stood at 1.64 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena peaked at 5.62 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.59 live births per woman, in 2004.
Saint Helena ranks 147th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.47 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 5.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Helena
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.8208 index (1998)
- Life expectancy at birth, projections 87.53 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Saint Helena was 1.64 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Saint Helena rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Saint Helena ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.