Mortality rate, under-5, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 16.13 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
Caribbean Small States recorded 16.13 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 34.68 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.13 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 29th 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, under-5, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.68 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 33.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 32.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 31.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 31.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 30.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 29.78 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 28.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 27.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 27.04 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 25.81 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 25.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.22 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.57 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.19 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.99 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 17.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.13 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.96 per 1,000 live births | 27.73 per 1,000 live births | 34.68 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.61 per 1,000 live births | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | 27.04 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.41 per 1,000 live births | 18.76 per 1,000 live births | 22.22 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 16.13 per 1,000 live births | 17.99 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 26 Kiribati 48.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 47.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 44.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 44.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Zambia 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Malawi 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Caribbean Small States was 16.13 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, under-5, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 34.68 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.13 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.