Number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Number of youth deaths was 13 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda is 13 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 26 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13 deaths, in 2023.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 186th out of 199 countries 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 youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 21 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 21 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 24 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 25 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 26 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 25 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 24 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 25 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 25 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 21 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 21 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 20 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 20 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3 deaths | 21 deaths | 26 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8 deaths | 20 deaths | 25 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 deaths | 14 deaths | 20 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 deaths | 13 deaths | 14 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 deaths compare
- 184 Luxembourg 19 deaths compare
- 185 Iceland 14 deaths compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 deaths compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 4 deaths compare
- 188 Palau 4 deaths compare
- 188 Tuvalu 4 deaths compare
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.5022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Number of youth deaths in Antigua and Barbuda was 13 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 26 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 deaths in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for number of youth deaths?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.