Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada
Grenada: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 1.23 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Grenada peaked at 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.777 deaths per 100 live births, in 1999.
Grenada ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1990 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9902 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9164 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8567 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8137 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7891 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7783 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.777 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7795 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7836 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7865 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7881 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7884 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7962 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8086 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8319 deaths per 100 live births | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8657 deaths per 100 live births | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9619 deaths per 100 live births | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1.23 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1.23 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.777 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.802 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7795 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8657 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 71 Niue 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 73 Moldova 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 77 Palau 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Grenada?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Grenada was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.777 deaths per 100 live births in 1999.
- How does Grenada rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Grenada ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .