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Mortality in St. Kitts and Nevis, by the numbers

St. Kitts and Nevis sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 72.4 years of life, 131st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for St. Kitts and Nevis, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
131st of 212
Adult obesity
45.2 %
3rd highest of 143
Male mortality penalty
111 /1,000
24th highest of 212

12 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How St. Kitts and Nevis ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 72.4 yrs 131 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 10.0 /1,000 40 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 111 /1,000 24 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 7.5 yrs 26 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 79.8 men/100 women 105 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 13.9 /1,000 89 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 74.0 /100k 76 of 191 2023
Adult obesity 45.2 % 3 of 143 2007
Recorded alcohol per adult 4.7 L 88 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 11.2 % 88 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,295 54 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $23,961 64 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, St. Kitts and Nevis's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd highest adult obesity in the world (45.2 %) and the 24th highest male mortality penalty in the world (111 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for St. Kitts and Nevis; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.