What is child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The highest recorded value was 6.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The lowest recorded value was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for child mortality rate?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Child mortality rate was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.59 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

93rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

6.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

1.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1970–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 1.59 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 6.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.29 deaths per 100 live births	6.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.97 deaths per 100 live births	3.12 deaths per 100 live births	5.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Age dependency ratio, old 16.8% (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 303 (2025)
Population, female 24,488 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 43.0% (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 26.2% (2025)
Population, female 52.2% (2025)
Population, male 22,434 (2025)
Population, male 47.8% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Child mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 6.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for child mortality rate?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.