Number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of infant deaths was 1,078 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States is 1,078, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States peaked at 3,077 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,078, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 45th out of 45 groups 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 infant deaths in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,077 | — |
| 1991 | 2,941 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 2,821 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2,713 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2,610 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2,517 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,428 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2,344 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2,266 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2,193 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2,125 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2,051 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,964 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1,877 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,805 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,757 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,726 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,702 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,678 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,653 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,614 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,577 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,547 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,519 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,490 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,450 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,407 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,357 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,309 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,304 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,249 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,196 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,155 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,117 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,078 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,591 | 2,193 | 3,077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,834 | 1,653 | 2,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,457 | 1,304 | 1,614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,159 | 1,078 | 1,249 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 42 Senegal 15,406 compare
- 43 Central African Republic 14,130 compare
- 44 Burundi 14,071 compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 14,038 compare
- 46 Nepal 12,587 compare
- 47 Iran 11,969 compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 11,924 compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0061 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of infant deaths in Caribbean Small States was 1,078 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,077 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,078 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of infant deaths?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.