Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1,099 indicators covering health for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Stillbirths 13 2023 down 45.8% 181st
Stillbirth rate 10.19 2023 down 24.6% 73rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B 74.28 one-year-olds 2023 up 45.6% 176th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 138th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd
Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV 0 deaths 2023 158th
Smoking bans in public places 0 smoke-free public places 2022 158th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 4.4% 2023 up 4.7% 142nd
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 1.6% 2023 up 7.5% 93rd
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 69.1% 2023 up 9.5% 57th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 26.6% 2023 down 17.3% 106th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 3.1% 2023 up 14.7% 100th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 7.9% 2023 down 13.0% 130th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 29.3% 2023 down 17.3% 125th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 469.21 2023 up 56.4% 100th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 137.64 2023 up 29.4% 100th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 324.17 2023 up 71.3% 87th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 4.4% 2023 up 4.7% 143rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending 7.9% 2023 down 13.0% 131st
Mumps - number of reported cases 0 2025 110th
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 0 2025 99th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 2.9 2023 down 58.0% 74th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 99.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 7.41 2023 up 68.1% 84th
Dentists 23 2023 up 27.8% 155th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 812 2023 down 17.1% 168th
Nursing personnel 675 2023 down 31.1% 169th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1743 2024 down 44.9% 51st
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 31.22 2019 down 3.7% 100th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 32.31 2019 up 1.4% 73rd
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 61.5% 2019 up 8.7% 68th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 39.3 2019 up 1.0% 86th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 20.5% 2019 up 23.5% 79th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 20.8% 2019 up 26.1% 77th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 46.1% 2019 up 11.9% 81st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 45.4% 2019 up 8.9% 84th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 62.1% 2019 up 10.5% 67th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 40.8 2019 up 6.8% 56th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 0.0% 2025 167th
Adolescent birth rate 1.83 2021 up 23.0% 37th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella 123.8 one-year-olds 2023 up 627.8% 154th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 100 2016 1st
Medical doctors 18.99 2024 up 102.5% 91st
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.0% 2021 up 0.2% 69th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 31.4% 2022 up 13.3% 67th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 30.5% 2022 up 11.2% 71st
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 92 2022 down 4.2% 81st
Nursing and midwifery personnel 80.16 2023 down 11.6% 34th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe 99.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles 99.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
TB patients with known HIV status 50.0% 2023 down 50.0% 164th
Dentists 2.27 2023 up 36.7% 97th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 0 2023 169th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 74.28 one-year-olds 2023 up 118.3% 177th
Capital health expenditure 0.1% 2023 down 70.4% 96th
Adolescent birth rate 1.83 2021 up 23.0% 34th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death 1.1% 2022 down 71.7% 98th
Share of deaths from homicide 3.4% 2022 up 64.4% 7th
Share of deaths from each major cause 5.0% 2022 up 85.8% 26th