Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.8% 2022 up 5.8% 77th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 8 2022 up 30.5% 136th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 down 50.0% 113th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th
Child population under age 5 5.97 2025 down 29.0% 29th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 25.53 2025 down 11.2% 18th
Child population 10-19 15.41 2025 down 12.0% 29th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 23.6 2021 up 24.2% 37th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0 2021 down 100.0% 163rd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 0.4 2021 down 87.1% 169th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 69 2021 up 1.5% 96th
Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0 per 100,000 population 2021 down 100.0% 179th
Share of deaths that are registered 100.0% 2019 1st
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 3.47 2022 up 13.8% 92nd
Child population 25.51 2025 down 17.0% 29th
Mean systolic blood pressure 124.1 2009 up 0.7% 114th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.7 2009 up 5.6% 20th
HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 1.47 million constant 2019 US$ 2012 83rd
Life expectancy at birth 71.51 2025 up 1.5% 32nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 8 2020 up 48.1% 141st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.2% 2020 up 53.3% 163rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 109th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 22nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 up 7.7% 75th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.1% 2020 up 250.0% 122nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 2.96 2020 up 48.0% 89th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 5.17 2020 up 60.6% 103rd
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 98.6% 2016 down 0.2% 47th
Maternal mortality ratio 77.3 2022 up 44.5% 21st
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 11.28 2024 down 38.1% 24th
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 10.23 2024 down 36.9% 24th
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 14 2024 down 56.2% 30th
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 8.95 2024 down 22.9% 14th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 18.0% 2025 up 12.5% 108th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 17 2011 up 70.0% 175th
Generalist medical practitioners 105 2024 101st
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 65 2016 108th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 3 2012 down 62.5% 173rd
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0 2014 down 100.0% 111th
Total number of notified TB cases 6 2014 down 25.0% 182nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 0 2021 146th
Number of deaths caused by intentional injuries 36 2022 up 28.6% 23rd
Specialist medical practitioners 86 2024 93rd
Mortality rate 3.84 2024 down 15.6% 18th
Neonatal deaths 0.7857 2024 up 25.7% 2nd
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 56.0% 2011 down 30.0% 171st
Insufficiently active 85.83 2016 up 0.2% 41st
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 4 2012 115th
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 0 2012 120th
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 52 2023 up 108.0% 26th
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age 68.03 2017 down 75.9% 33rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age 0.5904 2017 down 68.9% 33rd
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 52 2023 up 108.0% 26th
Nursing personnel 96.0% 2023 up 0.5% 8th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 96.0% 2023 up 0.5% 8th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 94.0% 2017 49th