Mortality rate, under-5, male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 20.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, 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, under-5, male in Caribbean Small States is 20.03 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 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 42.63 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.03 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, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.63 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 41.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 40.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 39.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 38.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 37.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 37.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.16 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 34.44 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 33.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 32.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 31.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 30.46 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 29.87 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 29.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28.86 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.86 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.62 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 22.34 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 21.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 20.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.36 per 1,000 live births | 34.44 per 1,000 live births | 42.63 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.38 per 1,000 live births | 27.82 per 1,000 live births | 33.52 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.25 per 1,000 live births | 23.28 per 1,000 live births | 27.41 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.03 per 1,000 live births | 22.34 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 26 Kiribati 57.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Afghanistan 57 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Malawi 53.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Uganda 53.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Angola 53.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Djibouti 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Zambia 52.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.3296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Caribbean Small States was 20.03 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, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 42.63 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.