Number of maternal deaths in Grenada

Grenada: Number of maternal deaths was 0.4228 deaths in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4228 deaths
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
180th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.67 deaths
in 1987
All-time low
0.4097 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Number of maternal deaths in Grenada, 1985–2020

0.511.51985200220201985: 1.6 deaths1986: 1.6 deaths1987: 1.7 deaths1988: 1.5 deaths1989: 1.4 deaths1990: 1.4 deaths1991: 1.4 deaths1992: 1.3 deaths1993: 1.2 deaths1994: 1.1 deaths1995: 1.1 deaths1996: 1.1 deaths1997: 1 deaths1998: 0.843 deaths1999: 0.803 deaths2000: 0.842 deaths2001: 0.806 deaths2002: 0.729 deaths2003: 0.685 deaths2004: 0.819 deaths2005: 0.638 deaths2006: 0.603 deaths2007: 0.583 deaths2008: 0.571 deaths2009: 0.542 deaths2010: 0.547 deaths2011: 0.536 deaths2012: 0.522 deaths2013: 0.504 deaths2014: 0.487 deaths2015: 0.467 deaths2016: 0.464 deaths2017: 0.476 deaths2018: 0.422 deaths2019: 0.41 deaths2020: 0.423 deaths

Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2020, number of maternal deaths in Grenada stood at 0.4228 deaths.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Grenada peaked at 1.67 deaths in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4097 deaths, in 2019.

That places Grenada 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.57 deaths 1.43 deaths 1.67 deaths 5
1990s 1.13 deaths 0.8031 deaths 1.41 deaths 10
2000s 0.6816 deaths 0.5417 deaths 0.8418 deaths 10
2010s 0.4835 deaths 0.4097 deaths 0.5468 deaths 10
2020s 0.4228 deaths 0.4228 deaths 0.4228 deaths 1

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6179 deaths compare
  2. 178 North Macedonia 0.6072 deaths compare
  3. 179 Montenegro 0.4322 deaths compare
  4. 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2125 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of maternal deaths in Grenada?
Number of maternal deaths in Grenada was 0.4228 deaths in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 deaths in 1987.
What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4097 deaths in 2019.
How does Grenada rank for number of maternal deaths?
Grenada ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Grenada data come from?
The figures come from UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
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The estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.