Mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, infant, female was 14.67 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 14.67 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.67 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 28.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 27 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 26.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 25.89 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 24.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 23.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 22.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.87 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.46 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.46 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 20.12 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.98 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.31 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.98 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 14.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.82 per 1,000 live births | 24.28 per 1,000 live births | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.79 per 1,000 live births | 20.12 per 1,000 live births | 23.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 per 1,000 live births | 16.97 per 1,000 live births | 19.85 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.52 per 1,000 live births | 14.67 per 1,000 live births | 16.31 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 26 Cameroon 35.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 34.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 33.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 32.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 32 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Comoros 31.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.3019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.635 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Caribbean Small States was 14.67 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.