Mortality rate, neonatal in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, neonatal was 11.83 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.83 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.25 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
11.83 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal 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, neonatal in Caribbean Small States stood at 11.83 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, neonatal in Caribbean Small States peaked at 21.25 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.83 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 45 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, neonatal in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.25 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 20.89 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.17 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 19.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 18.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 17.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 17.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 17.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.09 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 15.86 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.73 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.92 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.34 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 12.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 12.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.78 per 1,000 live births | 18.36 per 1,000 live births | 21.25 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.92 per 1,000 live births | 15.86 per 1,000 live births | 18.04 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.69 per 1,000 live births | 13.53 per 1,000 live births | 15.73 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.52 per 1,000 live births | 11.83 per 1,000 live births | 13.15 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 24 Cameroon 24.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Malawi 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Gambia 23 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (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, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Caribbean Small States was 11.83 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, neonatal recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 21.25 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.