Number of infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of infant deaths, female was 470 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, 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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 470. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1,344 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 470, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 41st out of 41 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 infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,344 | — |
| 1991 | 1,281 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,227 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,180 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,135 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1,094 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,054 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1,018 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 984 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 953 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 927 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 895 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 856 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 820 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 789 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 767 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 754 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 743 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 734 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 719 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 704 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 688 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 674 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 662 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 650 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 632 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 613 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 590 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 571 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 568 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 544 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 521 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 504 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 485 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 470 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,127 | 953 | 1,344 | 10 |
| 2000s | 800.4 | 719 | 927 | 10 |
| 2010s | 635.2 | 568 | 704 | 10 |
| 2020s | 504.8 | 470 | 544 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 38 Benin 9,425 compare
- 39 United States of America 8,970 compare
- 40 Algeria 7,693 compare
- 41 Viet Nam 6,806 compare
- 42 Senegal 6,604 compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 6,254 compare
- 44 Central African Republic 6,203 compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Caribbean Small States was 470 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 number of infant deaths, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,344 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 470 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female 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 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 Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.