Number of under-five deaths, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of under-five deaths, female was 517 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Caribbean Small States is 517, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1,576 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 517, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 41st of 41 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, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,576 | — |
| 1991 | 1,502 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,435 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,373 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,316 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,267 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,217 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,171 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,132 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,092 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,057 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,020 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 979 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 934 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 899 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 871 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 851 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 838 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 824 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 809 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 787 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 768 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 753 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 739 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 723 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 703 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 680 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 656 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 632 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 645 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 602 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 577 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 557 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 538 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 517 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,308 | 1,092 | 1,576 | 10 |
| 2000s | 908.2 | 809 | 1,057 | 10 |
| 2010s | 708.6 | 632 | 787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 558.2 | 517 | 602 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 38 Iraq 11,141 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 10,669 compare
- 40 United States 10,553 compare
- 41 Burundi 9,740 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 9,431 compare
- 43 Vietnam 9,245 compare
- 44 Algeria 8,640 compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Caribbean Small States was 517 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,576 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 517 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.