Lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 349 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 349 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 399 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 427 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 455 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 446 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 437 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 442 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 360 1 in: rate varies by country | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 422 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 425 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 430 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 452 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 481 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 518 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 562 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 608 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 652 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 709 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 775 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 842 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 872 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 912 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 909 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 860 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 851 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 836 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 870 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 824 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 707 1 in: rate varies by country | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 793 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 860 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,020 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 975 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,034 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,028 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,063 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 590 1 in: rate varies by country | -44.5% |
| 2022 | 1,118 1 in: rate varies by country | +89.5% |
| 2023 | 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +89.5% | 590 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,118 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -44.5% | 1,063 1 in: rate varies by country | 590 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 415.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 349 1 in: rate varies by country | 455 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 452.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 360 1 in: rate varies by country | 562 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 799 1 in: rate varies by country | 608 1 in: rate varies by country | 912 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 894.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 707 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,034 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 978.25 1 in: rate varies by country | 590 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 96 Seychelles 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 97 Viet Nam 1,270 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 98 Jordan 1,263 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 1,131 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 101 Colombia 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 102 Bahamas 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 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 -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 349 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.