Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 1.07 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 1.07 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.02 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.07 per 1,000, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.02 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.93 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.89 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.86 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.84 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.78 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.77 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.74 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.71 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.69 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.65 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.65 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.64 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.62 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.59 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.55 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.51 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.48 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.47 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.41 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.39 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.34 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.29 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 per 1,000 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 per 1,000 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 1.77 per 1,000 | +49.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 per 1,000 | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.18 per 1,000 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 per 1,000 | -9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +49.1% | 1.19 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| 2020 | -34.7% | 1.77 per 1,000 | 1.16 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 per 1,000 | 1.71 per 1,000 | 2.02 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 per 1,000 | 1.48 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 per 1,000 | 1.19 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 per 1,000 | 1.07 per 1,000 | 1.18 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 30 Haiti 4.8 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Gambia 4.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.1 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Gabon 3.9 per 1,000 compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Caribbean Small States was 1.07 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.