Mortality rate, infant in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, infant was 16.53 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.53 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
33.45 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
16.53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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 in Caribbean Small States stood at 16.53 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Caribbean Small States peaked at 33.45 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.53 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 29th out of 45 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 in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.45 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 32.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 31.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 31.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 30.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 29.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 29.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 28.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 28.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 27.42 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 26.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 26.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 25.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.54 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 24.14 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 23.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.96 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.42 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.57 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.12 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.37 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 18.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 16.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.29 per 1,000 live births | 27.42 per 1,000 live births | 33.45 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.49 per 1,000 live births | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | 26.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.62 per 1,000 live births | 19.11 per 1,000 live births | 22.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 per 1,000 live births | 16.53 per 1,000 live births | 18.37 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 26 Cameroon 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Comoros 35 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0061 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, infant in Caribbean Small States was 16.53 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 recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 33.45 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.