Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis
The infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 13.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1973.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2024
13.9
Change from 2023
−0.5per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
27.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
91st of 196
Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saint Kitts and Nevis | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 29.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 30.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 33.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 35.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 16.0 per 1,000 live births | 38.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 16.0 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 40.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | 44.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 48.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 49.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 51.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 20.2 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 from 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.8 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −2.9.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Saint Kitts and Nevis has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 27.7 per 1,000 live births.
More for Saint Kitts and Nevis
All statistics for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Under-five mortality rate
15.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
UHC service coverage
80
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
8.90 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
46.7%
2024 · WHO