St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 71.6 years of life, 140th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.6 yrs | 140 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.5 /1,000 | 112 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 11.5 /1,000 | 21 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.9 yrs | 57 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 80.6 /1,000 | 63 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.7 yrs | 73 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 92.4 men/100 women | 185 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 10.2 /1,000 | 110 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 56.0 /100k | 88 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.6 % | 42 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 0.4 /100k | 182 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 7.4 /100k | 145 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.6 L | 79 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 11.9 % | 81 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $469 | 98 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $11,501 | 97 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, St. Vincent and the Grenadines's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest suicide rate in the world (0.4 /100k) and the 21st highest crude death rate in the world (11.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.