Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Under-five mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024 — 15.9 per 1,000. Ranked 105 in the world out of 196. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 74.2%.

2024 15.9 per 1,000 −3.05% vs 2023
World rank 105of 196
Period maximum 61.7 per 1,0001973
Period minimum 15.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1973–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1973–202402040608019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 61.7 per 1,0001974: 60.4 per 1,0001975: 59.2 per 1,0001976: 57.8 per 1,0001977: 56.4 per 1,0001978: 54.8 per 1,0001979: 52.9 per 1,0001980: 50.6 per 1,0001981: 48 per 1,0001982: 45.3 per 1,0001983: 42.5 per 1,0001984: 39.9 per 1,0001985: 37.6 per 1,0001986: 35.6 per 1,0001987: 33.8 per 1,0001988: 32.4 per 1,0001989: 31.2 per 1,0001990: 30.3 per 1,0001991: 29.6 per 1,0001992: 29 per 1,0001993: 28.5 per 1,0001994: 28 per 1,0001995: 27.5 per 1,0001996: 27 per 1,0001997: 26.4 per 1,0001998: 25.6 per 1,0001999: 24.8 per 1,0002000: 23.9 per 1,0002001: 22.9 per 1,0002002: 22 per 1,0002003: 21.1 per 1,0002004: 20.3 per 1,0002005: 19.7 per 1,0002006: 19.2 per 1,0002007: 18.9 per 1,0002008: 18.8 per 1,0002009: 18.7 per 1,0002010: 18.8 per 1,0002011: 18.9 per 1,0002012: 19.1 per 1,0002013: 19.3 per 1,0002014: 19.4 per 1,0002015: 19.4 per 1,0002016: 19.3 per 1,0002017: 19 per 1,0002018: 18.6 per 1,0002019: 18.2 per 1,0002020: 17.8 per 1,0002021: 17.3 per 1,0002022: 16.8 per 1,0002023: 16.4 per 1,0002024: 15.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −45.8 (−74.23%) Average annual rate: -2.62 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 15.9 −0.5 −3.05%
2023 16.4 −0.4 −2.38%
2022 16.8 −0.5 −2.89%
2021 17.3 −0.5 −2.81%
2020 17.8 −0.4 −2.2%
2019 18.2 −0.4 −2.15%
2018 18.6 −0.4 −2.11%
2017 19 −0.3 −1.55%
2016 19.3 −0.1 −0.52%
2015 19.4 +0 +0%
2014 19.4 +0.1 +0.52%
2013 19.3 +0.2 +1.05%
2012 19.1 +0.2 +1.06%
2011 18.9 +0.1 +0.53%
2010 18.8 +0.1 +0.53%
2009 18.7 −0.1 −0.53%
2008 18.8 −0.1 −0.53%
2007 18.9 −0.3 −1.56%
2006 19.2 −0.5 −2.54%
2005 19.7 −0.6 −2.96%
2004 20.3 −0.8 −3.79%
2003 21.1 −0.9 −4.09%
2002 22 −0.9 −3.93%
2001 22.9 −1 −4.18%
2000 23.9 −0.9 −3.63%
1999 24.8 −0.8 −3.13%
1998 25.6 −0.8 −3.03%
1997 26.4 −0.6 −2.22%
1996 27 −0.5 −1.82%
1995 27.5 −0.5 −1.79%
1994 28 −0.5 −1.75%
1993 28.5 −0.5 −1.72%
1992 29 −0.6 −2.03%
1991 29.6 −0.7 −2.31%
1990 30.3 −0.9 −2.88%
1989 31.2 −1.2 −3.7%
1988 32.4 −1.4 −4.14%
1987 33.8 −1.8 −5.06%
1986 35.6 −2 −5.32%
1985 37.6 −2.3 −5.76%
1984 39.9 −2.6 −6.12%
1983 42.5 −2.8 −6.18%
1982 45.3 −2.7 −5.63%
1981 48 −2.6 −5.14%
1980 50.6 −2.3 −4.35%
1979 52.9 −1.9 −3.47%
1978 54.8 −1.6 −2.84%
1977 56.4 −1.4 −2.42%
1976 57.8 −1.4 −2.36%
1975 59.2 −1.2 −1.99%
1974 60.4 −1.3 −2.11%
1973 61.7

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.