Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Maternal deaths by income group was 0.6179 deaths in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.6179 deaths
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
177th
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.33 deaths
in 1985
All-time low
0.5987 deaths
in 2018
Years of data
36
1985–2020
Maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1985–2020
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2020, maternal deaths by income group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.6179 deaths.
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 deaths in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5987 deaths, 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 | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.33 deaths | — |
| 1986 | 2.19 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.02 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.94 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.76 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 1.8 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.69 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.75 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.88 deaths | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.89 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.77 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.84 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.85 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.65 deaths | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4 deaths | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 1.53 deaths | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 1.26 deaths | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.22 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 deaths | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9971 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9472 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7745 deaths | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9089 deaths | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8926 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.897 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9034 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.904 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8013 deaths | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7262 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7023 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6959 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5987 deaths | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6547 deaths | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6179 deaths | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.05 deaths | 1.76 deaths | 2.33 deaths | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.75 deaths | 1.4 deaths | 1.89 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 deaths | 0.7745 deaths | 1.53 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7776 deaths | 0.5987 deaths | 0.904 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 deaths | 0.6179 deaths | 0.6179 deaths | 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 deaths in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by 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 deaths 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 deaths 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 UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by 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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Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.