Grenada: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Grenada?

Life expectancy at birth in Grenada was 75.4 years in 2024, 2.4 years higher than in 2000, according to the Pan American Health Organization's Health in the Americas country profile for Grenada. PAHO says this is below the average for the Americas.

The profile also reports a rate of potentially avoidable premature deaths of 312.2 per 100,000 people in 2019, 37.7% above the average for the Americas. PAHO counts deaths that could have been prevented or treated with timely care. PAHO builds its profiles from interagency estimates and notes that values can differ from the most recent national data.

Official sources: PAHO: Grenada country profile

How much does Grenada spend on health?

Public spending on health in Grenada was 2.22% of GDP in 2021 and 6.99% of total public spending, according to the Pan American Health Organization's Health in the Americas country profile for Grenada. Out-of-pocket payments made up 53.68% of total health spending that year.

Out-of-pocket spending is what patients pay directly for care, such as fees and medicines, without insurance or government cover. A share above half means households paid more of the country's health bill directly than the government and insurers together. The figures come from international health accounts and may differ from the national budget estimates.

Official sources: PAHO: Grenada country profile

How common are obesity and diabetes in Grenada?

59.9% of people aged 15 and over in Grenada were overweight or obese in 2022, according to the Pan American Health Organization's Health in the Americas country profile for Grenada. The profile gives diabetes prevalence of 11.1% in 2014, up from 7.5% in 2000, and high blood pressure among adults aged 18 and over of 24.3% in 2015.

PAHO adds that 28.7% of the population reported too little physical activity in 2016. The figures come from different years and sources, so compare each one with its own earlier value rather than with the others. Overweight and obesity are measured by body mass index, with 25 or more counted as overweight.

Official sources: PAHO: Grenada country profile

How many dengue cases are there in Grenada?

Grenada reported 425 dengue cases in 2021 and 546 in 2020, according to the Central Statistical Office's table of reported cases of environmentally related diseases. That compares with 160 in 2019 and 39 in 2014. The same table gives 1,023 cases of gastroenteritis and 14 of leptospirosis in 2021.

The table counts cases reported to health services, so it depends on how many people seek care and are tested. Dengue is spread by mosquitoes, and case numbers rise and fall with outbreaks. The table is the latest on the office's environment page.

Official sources: CSO: Reported cases of environmentally related diseases · CSO: Environment

What is life expectancy in Grenada?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2024, is 75.4 years. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 74.0 years, and Grenada placed 13th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 83rd of 193.

What is the infant mortality rate in Grenada?

According to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, the infant mortality rate in Grenada was 16.4 per 1,000 in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 12.9 per 1,000 (2005) to 17.0 per 1,000 (2020). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 12.1 per 1,000, and Grenada placed 8th highest of 33. Worldwide: 76th of 192.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Grenada?

In 2023, the maternal mortality ratio in Grenada was 48.0 per 100,000, according to the WHO. The peak was 52.0 per 100,000 in 2021 and the low 39.0 per 100,000 in 2006. It is 20th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 55.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 95th of 192.

How much does Grenada spend on health?

In 2023, current health spending in Grenada was 4.7% of GDP, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.4% of GDP (2016) to 5.8% of GDP (2012). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 6.8% of GDP, and Grenada placed 26th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 130th of 191.

How much of health care in Grenada do patients pay for?

According to the WHO, out-of-pocket health spending in Grenada was 48.5% in 2023. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 29.3%, and Grenada placed 5th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 35th of 191.

How many doctors does Grenada have?

The WHO puts the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada at 1.4 per 1,000 in 2018. It was 0.63 per 1,000 in 2006. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 1.7 per 1,000, and Grenada placed 16th highest of 24. Worldwide: 89th of 156.

How many hospital beds per person does Grenada have?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 3.0 per 1,000. No year since 2011 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 2.1 per 1,000; Grenada is 8th highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 34th of 73.

What is the measles vaccination rate in Grenada?

83.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Grenada for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 99.0%; its low point was 2021, at 70.0%. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 89.5%, and Grenada placed 22nd highest of 32. Worldwide: 132nd of 191.