St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1969–2024.
Infant mortality for St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 10.2 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 56 years, from 1969 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 58.3 in 1975. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.57% per year.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 114 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 12.0, so St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits below it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 37%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 35 economies; Nicaragua (9.4) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 9% in 1982. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 111th of 155 in 1969 → 108th of 155 in 1970 → 105th of 179 in 1980 → 132nd of 196 in 1990 → 116th of 196 in 2000 → 91st of 196 in 2010 → 111th of 196 in 2020 → 114th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1969 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.2 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 11.1 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.2 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.9 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.6 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.4 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.2 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 19.1 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 19 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.8 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 18.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.6 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.7 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 19 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 19.5 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 20.2 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 21.1 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 22.3 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 23.9 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 25.9 | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 28.3 | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 31.2 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 34.4 | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 38 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 41.9 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 46.1 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 50.3 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 54.1 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 56.9 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 58.3 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 57.8 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 55.9 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 52.9 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 49.6 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 46.1 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 42.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Infant mortality in 1970?
46.1 (1970). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1969 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -76.2% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 10.2; 2023: 10.7; 2022: 11.1; 2021: 11.7; 2020: 12.2. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.