Mauritius vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Child mortality by sex
Mauritius
1.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
97th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
94th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Mauritius
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 1.74 deaths per 100 live births against 1.69 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 97th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1348 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8964 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.597 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4836 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4524 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Mauritius or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 1.74 deaths per 100 live births against 1.69 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Mauritius and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Mauritius ranks 97th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .