Number of neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of neonatal deaths was 773 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States is 773, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1,950 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 773, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 44th 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 neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,950 | — |
| 1991 | 1,873 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,820 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1,755 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1,704 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,653 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,604 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,558 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,507 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,468 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,429 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1,387 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,332 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,285 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1,250 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,226 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,210 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,197 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,182 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,163 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,137 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,119 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,103 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,090 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,069 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,038 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1,006 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 970 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 940 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 932 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 888 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 851 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 828 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 800 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 773 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,689 | 1,468 | 1,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,266 | 1,163 | 1,429 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,040 | 932 | 1,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 828 | 773 | 888 | 5 |
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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 neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Caribbean Small States was 773 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,950 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 773 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.