Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Grenada
Grenada: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 16.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.44
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
82nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
17.01
in 2021
All-time low
12.91
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Grenada, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Grenada is 16.44, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Grenada peaked at 17.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.91, in 2004.
Grenada ranks 82nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.33 | — |
| 2001 | 13.16 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.02 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.95 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.91 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.93 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.01 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.13 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.32 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.57 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.88 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.24 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.63 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.02 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.38 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.74 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.07 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.34 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.59 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.96 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.01 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.94 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.74 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.44 | -1.7% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 16.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.59, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 16.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.39, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.13 | 12.91 | 13.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.47 | 13.88 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.82 | 16.44 | 17.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 17.02 compare
- 80 State of Palestine 16.96 compare
- 81 Tuvalu 16.5 compare
- 83 Jamaica 16.39 compare
- 84 Solomon Islands 16.38 compare
- 85 Cambodia 16.37 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 infant mortality rate in Grenada?
- Infant mortality rate in Grenada was 16.44 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 17.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.91 in 2004.
- How does Grenada rank for infant mortality rate?
- Grenada ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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