Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada
Grenada: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 17 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
33 deaths
in 1990
All-time low
14 deaths
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada stood at 17 deaths.
That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada peaked at 33 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14 deaths, in 1999.
That places Grenada 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 31 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 28 deaths | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 24 deaths | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 22 deaths | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 20 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 15 deaths | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 17 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 18 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 17 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 17 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4 deaths | 14 deaths | 33 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1 deaths | 15 deaths | 16 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8 deaths | 16 deaths | 19 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 deaths | 17 deaths | 18 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Grenada was 17 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 33 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 deaths in 1999.
- How does Grenada rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Grenada ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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 .