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Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada

Grenada: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
73rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 1989
All-time low
0.7763 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 1999
Years of data
35
1989–2023

Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada, 1989–2023

00.511.51989200620231989: 1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births1990: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births1991: 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births1992: 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births1993: 0.986 Deaths per 1000 live births1994: 0.914 Deaths per 1000 live births1995: 0.855 Deaths per 1000 live births1996: 0.815 Deaths per 1000 live births1997: 0.789 Deaths per 1000 live births1998: 0.778 Deaths per 1000 live births1999: 0.776 Deaths per 1000 live births2000: 0.779 Deaths per 1000 live births2001: 0.783 Deaths per 1000 live births2002: 0.786 Deaths per 1000 live births2003: 0.788 Deaths per 1000 live births2004: 0.789 Deaths per 1000 live births2005: 0.792 Deaths per 1000 live births2006: 0.798 Deaths per 1000 live births2007: 0.81 Deaths per 1000 live births2008: 0.833 Deaths per 1000 live births2009: 0.866 Deaths per 1000 live births2010: 0.909 Deaths per 1000 live births2011: 0.959 Deaths per 1000 live births2012: 1 Deaths per 1000 live births2013: 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births2014: 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births2015: 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births2016: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births2017: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births2018: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births2019: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births2020: 1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births2021: 1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births2022: 1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births2023: 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births

Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths per 1000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Grenada is 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Grenada peaked at 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7763 Deaths per 1000 live births, in 1999.

That places Grenada 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada, year by year

Year Deaths per 1000 live births Change
1989 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births —
1990 1.22 Deaths per 1000 live births -5.5%
1991 1.15 Deaths per 1000 live births -6.2%
1992 1.07 Deaths per 1000 live births -7.1%
1993 0.9862 Deaths per 1000 live births -7.5%
1994 0.9144 Deaths per 1000 live births -7.3%
1995 0.8553 Deaths per 1000 live births -6.5%
1996 0.8147 Deaths per 1000 live births -4.8%
1997 0.7888 Deaths per 1000 live births -3.2%
1998 0.7784 Deaths per 1000 live births -1.3%
1999 0.7763 Deaths per 1000 live births -0.3%
2000 0.7791 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.4%
2001 0.7832 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.5%
2002 0.7864 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.4%
2003 0.7876 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.2%
2004 0.7889 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.2%
2005 0.792 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.4%
2006 0.7977 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.7%
2007 0.8098 Deaths per 1000 live births +1.5%
2008 0.8328 Deaths per 1000 live births +2.8%
2009 0.8663 Deaths per 1000 live births +4.0%
2010 0.9087 Deaths per 1000 live births +4.9%
2011 0.9591 Deaths per 1000 live births +5.6%
2012 1.01 Deaths per 1000 live births +5.6%
2013 1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births +5.0%
2014 1.11 Deaths per 1000 live births +4.3%
2015 1.15 Deaths per 1000 live births +3.4%
2016 1.18 Deaths per 1000 live births +2.6%
2017 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births +2.2%
2018 1.22 Deaths per 1000 live births +1.7%
2019 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births +1.6%
2020 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births +1.3%
2021 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births +0.4%
2022 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births -0.7%
2023 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births -1.2%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7602 Deaths per 1000 live births, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.841 Deaths per 1000 live births, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births 1
1990s 0.9349 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.7763 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.22 Deaths per 1000 live births 10
2000s 0.8024 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.7791 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.8663 Deaths per 1000 live births 10
2010s 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.9087 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births 10
2020s 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births 4

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 70 Bhutan 1.27 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
  2. 71 Tajikistan 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
  3. 72 Niue 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
  4. 74 Bolivia 1.22 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
  5. 75 Micronesia (country) 1.21 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
  6. 76 Cambodia 1.18 Deaths per 1000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Grenada?
Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada was 1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1989.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7763 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1999.
How does Grenada rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Grenada ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Grenada data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
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