Mortality rate, under-5 in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, under-5 was 18.15 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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 18.15 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Caribbean Small States peaked at 38.78 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.15 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, under-5 in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.78 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 37.75 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 35.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 34.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 33.45 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 31.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 30.34 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 29.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.91 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 27.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 27.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.66 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 26.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.47 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.99 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 23.55 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 23.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.59 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.09 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.48 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 19.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 18.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.76 per 1,000 live births | 31.18 per 1,000 live births | 38.78 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.57 per 1,000 live births | 25.26 per 1,000 live births | 30.34 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.89 per 1,000 live births | 21.09 per 1,000 live births | 24.88 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 per 1,000 live births | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | 20.23 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 26 Afghanistan 53 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 52.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 49 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Malawi 48.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 48.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Zambia 48.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 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, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4343 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Caribbean Small States?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Caribbean Small States was 18.15 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 recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.78 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.15 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.