Number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat
Montserrat: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.011 under-five deaths per woman in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.011 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
147th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.7534 under-five deaths per woman
in 1958
All-time low
0.011 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
64
1958–2021
Number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat, 1958–2021
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat is 0.011 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat peaked at 0.7534 under-five deaths per woman in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.011 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
That places Montserrat 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 0.7534 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1959 | 0.6772 under-five deaths per woman | -10.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6084 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 0.5479 under-five deaths per woman | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4992 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4574 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4157 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3779 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.344 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3148 under-five deaths per woman | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2861 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2582 under-five deaths per woman | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2343 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2121 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1934 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1565 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1384 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1231 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1095 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0975 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0874 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0782 under-five deaths per woman | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0715 under-five deaths per woman | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0752 under-five deaths per woman | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0702 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0659 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0529 under-five deaths per woman | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0498 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0471 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0415 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0387 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0269 under-five deaths per woman | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 under-five deaths per woman | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.011 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +32.1% | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7153 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6772 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7534 under-five deaths per woman | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2582 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6084 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1527 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0874 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2343 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0615 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0443 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0782 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0277 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0415 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0144 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.011 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 144 Romania 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 145 Chile 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 148 Qatar 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 150 Maldives 0.01 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Montserrat was 0.011 under-five deaths per woman in 2021, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7534 under-five deaths per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Montserrat rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Montserrat ranks 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).