Number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of under-five deaths was 1,188 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 1,188 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States peaked at 3,582 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,188, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,582 | — |
| 1991 | 3,417 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 3,269 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,137 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 3,012 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2,898 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2,787 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 2,686 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,589 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,502 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2,420 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,331 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,232 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,131 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2,050 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,990 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,946 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,912 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,880 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,847 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,803 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,757 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,720 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,689 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,654 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,607 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,556 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,504 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,449 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,469 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,379 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1,319 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1,273 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,230 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1,188 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,988 | 2,502 | 3,582 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,074 | 1,847 | 2,420 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,621 | 1,449 | 1,803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,278 | 1,188 | 1,379 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4343 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of under-five deaths in Caribbean Small States was 1,188 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,582 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,188 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.