Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 6 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
24 deaths
in 1972
All-time low
6 deaths
in 2018
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, 1972–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda is 6 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 24 deaths in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6 deaths, in 2018.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24 deaths | — |
| 1973 | 22 deaths | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 20 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 18 deaths | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 15 deaths | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13 deaths | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 11 deaths | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9 deaths | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 10 deaths | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 deaths | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 11 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 12 deaths | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 deaths | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 16 deaths | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 16 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 9 deaths | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.62 deaths | 15 deaths | 24 deaths | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.4 deaths | 9 deaths | 13 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3 deaths | 10 deaths | 16 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8 deaths | 11 deaths | 16 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3 deaths | 6 deaths | 9 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 deaths | 6 deaths | 6 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 183 Marshall Islands 9 deaths compare
- 184 Iceland 6 deaths compare
- 184 Montenegro 6 deaths compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 deaths compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Antigua and Barbuda was 6 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 24 deaths in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths in 2018.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .