What is infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 5.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: United Nations 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: Infant mortality rate was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

92nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.04 deaths per 100 live births

in 1973

All-time low

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1973–2024

Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1973–2024

Source: United Nations 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 1.39 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 5.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.39 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	4.72 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	7
1980s	3.28 deaths per 100 live births	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	4.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.09 deaths per 100 live births	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

89 Paraguay 1.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 Vanuatu 1.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Bolivia 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Mauritius 1.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Bhutan 1.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 North Korea 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Infant mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 5.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for infant mortality rate?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .