What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The highest recorded value was 6.17 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country 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 by income level of country?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: Child mortality by income level of country was 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.59 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

93rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.17 deaths per 100 live births

in 1973

All-time low

1.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1973–2024

Child mortality by income level of country 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

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 1.59 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 6.17 deaths per 100 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 93rd 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	5.76 deaths per 100 live births	5.29 deaths per 100 live births	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	7
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 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
96 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 285 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 337 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 311 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 342 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 305 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 328 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 293 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 308 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 323 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Child mortality by income level of country in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.59 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 6.17 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country 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 by income level of country?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .