Inequality in life expectancy in Grenada
Grenada: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1011 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in life expectancy in Grenada, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in life expectancy in Grenada is 0.1011, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Grenada peaked at 0.1011 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0957, in 2010.
Grenada ranks 97th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0957 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0959 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0961 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0974 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0978 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0983 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0989 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0995 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1001 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1004 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1007 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1007 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1009 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1011 | +0.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 0.1011 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 0.1011 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0991, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.098 | 0.0957 | 0.1004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1008 | 0.1007 | 0.1011 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 94 Samoa 0.1032 compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0.1031 compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.103 compare
- 98 Panama 0.1006 compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0992 compare
- 100 Honduras 0.0991 compare
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 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 -1.69 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % 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 inequality in life expectancy in Grenada?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Grenada was 0.1011 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1011 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0957 in 2010.
- How does Grenada rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Grenada ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.