Mauritius vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Mauritius
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
17.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
96th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
93rd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Mauritius
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 17.4 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 96th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd of 197 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 63.71 per 1,000 live births 62.37 per 1,000 live births 1.34 per 1,000 live births Mauritius
1980s 34.5 per 1,000 live births 43.47 per 1,000 live births 8.97 per 1,000 live births Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 24.54 per 1,000 live births 30.52 per 1,000 live births 5.98 per 1,000 live births Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 17.79 per 1,000 live births 22.63 per 1,000 live births 4.84 per 1,000 live births Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 16.39 per 1,000 live births 20.91 per 1,000 live births 4.52 per 1,000 live births Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 17.12 per 1,000 live births 18.5 per 1,000 live births 1.38 per 1,000 live births Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Mauritius or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 17.4 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Mauritius and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.5 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5, male?
Mauritius ranks 96th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.