Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of deaths from each major cause was 5.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1969–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 5.4%.
The figure is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 8.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1992.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.8% | — |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -32.1% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +39.0% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -35.1% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +73.9% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -42.8% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +66.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -69.2% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +65.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +65.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -60.5% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -41.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +142.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +86.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +105.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of deaths from each major cause in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 5.4% in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from each major cause recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from each major cause recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1992.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of deaths from each major cause?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from each major cause rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from each major cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from digestive diseases.