Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of deaths from each major cause was 5.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1970–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 54.9% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 5.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1977.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 26th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +66.0% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +50.2% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +55.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +52.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5.0% in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from each major cause recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from each major cause recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1977.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of deaths from each major cause?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from each major cause rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from each major cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from digestive diseases.