Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Maternal deaths by income group was 0.6179 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.6179
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
177th
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.33
in 1985
All-time low
0.5987
in 2018
Years of data
36
1985–2020
Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.6179.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2.33 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5987, in 2018.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 177th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.33 | — |
| 1986 | 2.19 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.02 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.94 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.76 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 1.8 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.69 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.75 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.88 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.89 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.77 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.84 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.85 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.65 | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 1.53 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9971 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9472 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7745 | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9089 | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8926 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.897 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9034 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.904 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8013 | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7262 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7023 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6959 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5987 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6547 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6179 | -5.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.6179 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.07, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.6179 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.87, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.05 | 1.76 | 2.33 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.4 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0.7745 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7776 | 0.5987 | 0.904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 | 0.6179 | 0.6179 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.6179 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5987 in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for maternal deaths by income group?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 177th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal deaths by income group rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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