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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Anguilla: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Anguilla is placed 48th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 79.31 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 5.608 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
48th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 79.31Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 5.608Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Anguilla on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
79.31
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Anguilla: 79.31. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Caribbean
- 81.69 Puerto Rico
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
5.608
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Anguilla: 5.608. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.653 Turks and Caicos Islands
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Anguilla, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Caribbean
- 2.485 Saint Lucia
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Anguilla, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.4 Grenada
02Over time
Which way Anguilla is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
AnguillaWorld median
Anguilla rose from 75.15 in 2000 to 79.31 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Anguilla World median 2023 79.31 74.630 2022 79.12 74.313 2021 78.41 72.433 2020 78.66 73.063 2019 78.43 74.196 2018 78.24 74.081 2017 77.17 74.029 2016 77.88 74.013 2015 77.74 73.783 2014 77.70 73.330 2013 77.62 73.386 2012 77.41 73.210 2011 77.30 73.003 2010 77.21 72.827 2009 77.04 72.426 2008 76.90 72.264 2007 76.75 72.113 2006 76.57 72.027 2005 76.34 71.876 2004 76.14 71.477 2003 75.89 71.409 2002 75.66 71.173 2001 75.40 70.926 2000 75.15 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
AnguillaWorld median
Anguilla fell from 11.95 in 2000 to 5.608 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Anguilla World median 2024 5.6 14.5 2023 5.8 15.2 2022 6.0 14.7 2021 6.2 15.1 2020 6.4 15.3 2019 6.6 15.7 2018 6.8 16.3 2017 7.0 16.8 2016 7.2 17.5 2015 7.4 17.9 2014 7.7 18.3 2013 7.9 18.7 2012 8.1 18.8 2011 8.4 19.0 2010 8.6 19.2 2009 8.9 20.8 2008 9.1 20.7 2007 9.4 21.8 2006 9.7 22.8 2005 10.0 24.0 2004 10.4 25.9 2003 10.7 26.9 2002 11.1 28.0 2001 11.5 29.1 2000 12.0 30.4
03In context
Anguilla beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Anguilla and Caribbean
Anguilla has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 39th | 78.01 | 4.653 | 4.61 | — |
| Anguilla | 48th | 79.31 | 5.608 | — | — |
 Cuba | 56th | 78.09 | 8.559 | 7.127 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 66th | 77.6 | 9.051 | — | — |
 Montserrat | =67th | 76.19 | 6.354 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | 77th | 77.28 | 12.38 | — | — |
 Barbados | 78th | 76.18 | 9.764 | 7.708 | — |
 Bahamas | 96th | 74.55 | 12.36 | — | — |
 Grenada | 103rd | 75.21 | 17.96 | — | 4.4 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109th | 71.23 | 11.28 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 114th | 73.72 | 30.63 | 6.717 | 16.4 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 117th | 72.14 | 15.85 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 120th | 71.48 | 17.79 | 4.641 | 27.4 |
 Saint Lucia | 121st | 72.7 | 17.24 | 2.485 | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 127th | 73.49 | 18.78 | 9.191 | 6.9 |
 Dominica | 144th | 71.13 | 35.66 | — | — |
 Haiti | 176th | 64.94 | 52.75 | 21.98 | 45.4 |
 Aruba | not placed | 76.35 | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | 80.36 | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | 76.8 | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 81.69 | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | 80.22 | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 76.37 | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | 75.47 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
- Turks and Caicos Islands39th
- Anguilla48th
- Cuba56th
- Antigua and Barbuda66th
- Montserrat=67th
- British Virgin Islands77th
- Barbados78th
- Bahamas96th
- Grenada103rd
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109th
- Dominican Republic114th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis117th
- Jamaica120th
- Saint Lucia121st
- Trinidad and Tobago127th
- Dominica144th
- Haiti176th
- Arubanot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Anguilla in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Anguilla is ahead of the world, and behind
13 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Anguilla does better than the middle country measured.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.310099.3▼ Worsened since 2013
Anguilla: 100 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 84 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.456.514.45No real change since 2013
Anguilla: 6.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 190th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4803.48No real change since 2015
Anguilla: 0 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1342.9498.134No real change since 2014
Anguilla: 2.949 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 156th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.4512.858No real change since 2014
Anguilla: 1.451 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 152nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.775.33133.7No real change since 2013
Anguilla: 75.33 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 167th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.265.19712.26No real change since 2014
Anguilla: 5.197 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 149th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3918.3316.39▲ Improved since 2013
Anguilla: 18.33 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 66th of 222 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1634.5818.163No real change since 2013
Anguilla: 4.581 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 140th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2571.871.25No real change since 2013
Anguilla: 71.8 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 95th of 196 · derived.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Anguilla does worse than the middle country measured.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4628.2827.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Anguilla: 28.28 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 109th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.437.535.4Moved since 2013
Anguilla: 37.5 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2540.341.25Moved since 2013
Anguilla: 40.3 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
No current reading for Anguilla
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Human Capital Index, Human Development Index, Immunisation Coverage, DTP3, Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Maternal Mortality Ratio, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Anguilla can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
United States=30th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands39th3/4 keysThis page
Anguilla48th2/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
06Analysis
Charts and analysis about Anguilla and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
07Questions
Anguilla on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Anguilla rank on health & wellbeing?
Anguilla is placed 48th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth and Under-Five Mortality Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Anguilla?
79.31 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Anguilla?
5.608 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How have Anguilla’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 75.15 in 2000 to 79.31 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 11.95 in 2000 to 5.608 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Anguilla?
No current reading is published for Anguilla on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Human Capital Index, Human Development Index, Immunisation Coverage, DTP3, Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Maternal Mortality Ratio, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 13 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Anguilla’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Anguilla (banner) — Panoramio user onj, CC BY 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Anguilla: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/anguilla/health