Mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, infant, male was 18.28 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.28 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
37 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
18.28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States is 18.28 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 37 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.28 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 36.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 35.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 34.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 33.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 33.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 32.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 31.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 30.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 29.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 24.98 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.87 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.47 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.05 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.09 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.91 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 18.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.57 per 1,000 live births | 30.38 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.05 per 1,000 live births | 24.98 per 1,000 live births | 29.63 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 per 1,000 live births | 21.09 per 1,000 live births | 24.62 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.33 per 1,000 live births | 18.28 per 1,000 live births | 20.32 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 25 Eswatini 46.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 44.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 43.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 40 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 39.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Caribbean Small States was 18.28 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, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 37 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.28 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.