St. Kitts and Nevis — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for St. Kitts and Nevis, 1973–2024.
Infant mortality for St. Kitts and Nevis was 13.9 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 52 years, from 1973 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 50.4 in 1973. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.49% per year.
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 91 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 12.0, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits above it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 17%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 14 of 35 economies; Honduras (12.8) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 6% in 1984. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 98th of 165 in 1973 → 106th of 179 in 1980 → 119th of 196 in 1990 → 113th of 196 in 2000 → 108th of 196 in 2010 → 89th of 196 in 2020 → 91st of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1973 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.9 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.9 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.2 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.8 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 16.8 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.3 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.6 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 19.4 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 20.2 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 21.6 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 22.2 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.7 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 23.1 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.5 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.8 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 24.2 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 25.2 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 26 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 26.9 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 28.1 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 29.5 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 31.1 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 33 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 35.2 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 37.4 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 39.6 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 41.7 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 43.5 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 45.1 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 46.3 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 47.4 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 48.4 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 49.4 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 50.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s Infant mortality in 1974?
49.4 (1974). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are St. Kitts and Nevis’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is St. Kitts and Nevis’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1973 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -72.4% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 13.9; 2023: 14.4; 2022: 14.8; 2021: 15.2; 2020: 15.5. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.