Infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Infant mortality rate was 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda, 1949–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda is 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 8.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9733 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8691 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7967 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7427 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7799 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 134 Georgia 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Kazakhstan 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 136 Bahrain 0.7314 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 138 Kuwait 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Cuba 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 615 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 631 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4,738 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 614 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Infant mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for infant mortality rate?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .