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Health · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Grenada: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 75.4 yrs (2024), 104th of 217 in the world and 22nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 78.5 yrs (2024), 106th of 217 in the world and 22nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 72.5 yrs (2024), 101st of 217 in the world and 22nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
GrenadaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
GrenadaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
16 indicators
Health: Grenada in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 75.4 yrs2024 | 104/217 | 22/42 | 73.0 yrs | 74.7 yrs | 75.0 yrs | +0.4%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.5 yrs2024 | 106/217 | 22/42 | 75.7 yrs | 77.5 yrs | 78.2 yrs | +0.8%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 72.5 yrs2024 | 101/217 | 22/42 | 70.3 yrs | 72.2 yrs | 72.2 yrs | +0.1%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 16.42024 | 78/196 | 8/35 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 17.0 | +6.5%since 2014 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 18.02024 | 79/196 | 8/35 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 18.6 | +4.7%since 2014 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 12.32024 | 72/196 | 8/35 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 12.6 | +11%since 2014 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 482023 | 95/194 | 20/34 | 46 | 43 | 51 | +9.1%since 2013 | 77 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 83%2024 | 136/193 | 23/33 | 92% | 95% | 83% | −11.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 90% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 22024 | 198/208 | 34/40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | —since 2014 | 51 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 4.7%2023 | 132/193 | 26/33 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.3% | −1.0 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 48.5%2023 | 35/193 | 5/33 | 59.3% | 56.6% | 52.2% | −6.6 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.382018 | 98/180 | 20/29 | 0.54 | · | 1.382018 | +121%since 2006 | 2.57 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.02023 | 65/182 | 10/33 | · | 3.42011 | 3.02021 | −15%since 2013 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 95.6%2017 | — | — | 93.3% | 95.6% | · | +0.7 ppsince 2007 | 97.6% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 92.6%2024 | 105/203 | 18/34 | 88.6% | 93.6% | 92.7% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 8.02019 | 139/186 | 29/32 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.02019 | +111%since 2009 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.4%75.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.8%78.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.1%72.5 yrs in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending−6.6 pp48.5% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Infant mortality+6.5%16.4 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+4.7%18.0 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+11%12.3 in 2024
- Maternal mortality+9.1%48 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Grenada and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Grenada. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Grenada | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.4 yrs2024 | 72.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.5 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 72.5 yrs2024 | 68.9 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 16.42024 | 21.22024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 18.02024 | 24.22024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 12.32024 | 15.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 482023 | 2272023 |
| Measles vaccination | 83%2024 | 71%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 22024 | 462024 |