St. Kitts and Nevis - Infant Mortality Rate 1979

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
43.6 −1.5 from 1978 Global rank: 72nd

St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate was 43.6 in 1979, decreased +1.5 from 45.1 in 1978. This was the 72nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1979
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 7.4 -3.9%
2nd Finland 7.6 -7.3%
3rd Japan 7.8 -6.0%
4th Iceland 8.4 -5.6%
5th Norway 8.4 -4.5%
6th Denmark 8.5 -3.4%
7th Switzerland 8.7 -5.4%
8th Netherlands 9.0 -3.2%
9th France 10.5 -4.5%
10th Canada 11.0 -6.0%
11th Australia 11.3 -5.0%
12th Luxembourg 11.7 -4.1%
13th Singapore 12.1 -1.6%
14th Belgium 12.7 -5.2%
15th United Kingdom 12.7 -5.2%
16th Ireland 13.0 -8.5%
17th United States 13.1 -5.1%
18th New Zealand 13.2 -2.9%
19th Germany 13.5 -6.3%
20th Spain 13.5 -7.5%
21st Antigua and Barbuda 13.9 -6.1%
22nd Austria 14.6 -5.8%
23rd Italy 15.1 -6.2%
24th Latvia 15.2 -
25th Czechia 15.5 -5.5%
26th Malta 15.6 -4.3%
27th Israel 16.4 -5.7%
28th Lithuania 16.6 -2.9%
29th Belarus 17.1 -1.7%
30th Brunei Darussalam 18.1 -7.7%
31st Greece 18.6 -6.5%
32nd Cuba 19.2 -5.9%
33rd Dominica 20.2 -5.2%
34th Slovak Republic 20.5 -3.8%
35th Bulgaria 20.6 -5.1%
36th Poland 21.7 -3.1%
37th Russian Federation 21.8 -0.5%
38th Cyprus 21.9 -9.9%
39th Costa Rica 22.1 -10.2%
40th Hungary 22.8 -6.9%
41st Seychelles 24.2 -9.0%
42nd Malaysia 24.6 -6.1%
43rd Portugal 24.6 -8.2%
44th Ukraine 24.8 -1.6%
45th Barbados 25.0 -6.0%
46th Tonga 25.0 -3.8%
47th Bahamas, The 25.3 -1.6%
48th St. Lucia 26.8 -6.3%
49th British Virgin Islands 28.7 -2.0%
50th Grenada 28.9 -2.7%
51st United Arab Emirates 29.1 -10.2%
52nd Romania 29.5 -2.6%
53rd Korea 29.8 -4.8%
54th Turks and Caicos Islands 30.3 -6.8%
55th Bahrain 30.7 -7.0%
56th Chile 31.5 -12.3%
57th Qatar 31.5 -4.8%
58th Kuwait 33.0 -7.0%
59th Jamaica 33.7 -3.2%
60th Mauritius 33.9 -6.4%
61st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 34.3 -3.9%
62nd Panama 34.5 -2.8%
63rd Samoa 34.7 -4.7%
64th Fiji 35.6 -4.6%
65th Sri Lanka 35.7 -7.0%
66th Trinidad and Tobago 37.8 -2.6%
67th Uruguay 39.5 -8.8%
68th Argentina 39.7 -8.3%
69th Palau 40.7 -4.7%
70th Solomon Islands 41.3 -5.1%
71st Moldova 42.4 -2.1%
72nd St. Kitts and Nevis 43.6 -3.3%
73rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46.0 -8.4%
74th Jordan 48.3 -4.2%
75th Colombia 48.7 -5.3%
76th Viet Nam 48.7 -1.8%
77th Georgia 49.3 -3.7%
78th Marshall Islands 49.7 -1.2%
79th Syrian Arab Republic 50.8 -5.0%
80th China 51.2 -5.2%
81st Micronesia, Federated States of 51.3 -1.9%
82nd Thailand 51.9 -4.2%
83rd Belize 52.3 -3.5%
84th Philippines 52.4 -0.6%
85th São Tomé and Principe 53.1 0.8%
86th Paraguay 54.1 -2.2%
87th Vanuatu 54.6 -4.9%
88th Tuvalu 54.9 -4.2%
89th Lebanon 55.5 -0.9%
90th Libya 55.7 -5.1%
91st Cabo Verde 56.2 -2.8%
92nd Guyana 59.3 -0.5%
93rd Iraq 59.3 -3.7%
94th Mexico 60.6 -3.8%
95th Albania 61.3 -8.4%
96th Kazakhstan 63.4 -2.2%
97th Botswana 63.5 -5.4%
98th Congo, Republic of 64.3 -1.7%
99th Tunisia 64.5 -6.4%
100th Dominican Republic 68.3 -3.3%
101st Namibia 69.9 1.7%
102nd Kenya 70.3 -2.8%
103rd Armenia 71.7 -4.0%
104th Ecuador 73.3 -4.2%
105th West Bank and Gaza 73.4 -6.0%
106th Gabon 73.7 -2.4%
107th Honduras 73.8 -4.2%
108th Zimbabwe 73.9 0.5%
109th Brazil 79.8 -3.6%
110th Papua New Guinea 81.0 -2.6%
111th Zambia 81.4 0.9%
112th El Salvador 84.2 -4.1%
113th Nicaragua 87.6 -5.4%
114th Eswatini 87.6 -3.7%
115th Indonesia 88.5 -2.2%
116th Sudan 89.4 -0.2%
117th Kyrgyz Republic 89.6 -3.1%
118th Peru 90.2 -1.7%
119th Kiribati 90.3 -1.0%
120th Ghana 90.7 -1.8%
121st Saudi Arabia 91.5 -6.5%
122nd Guatemala 92.3 -3.4%
123rd Eritrea 92.9 -0.7%
124th South Africa 93.1 -5.7%
125th Madagascar 93.5 1.6%
126th Oman 93.5 -7.9%
127th Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.6 -6.7%
128th Tajikistan 96.1 -0.9%
129th Senegal 99.2 -3.0%
130th Mauritania 99.8 -2.3%
131st Uzbekistan 100.0 -
132nd Togo 101.7 -2.0%
133rd Morocco 103.1 -3.8%
134th Tanzania 103.8 -0.7%
135th Myanmar 105.9 -1.7%
136th Djibouti 106.2 -1.8%
137th Türkiye 106.9 -3.9%
138th Lesotho 107.8 -4.2%
139th Nigeria 109.3 -2.8%
140th Cameroon 109.5 -1.7%
141st Turkmenistan 110.7 -4.0%
142nd India 111.7 -3.0%
143rd Central African Republic 114.7 -1.3%
144th Côte d'Ivoire 114.8 -3.2%
145th Congo, Democratic Republic of 115.2 -1.3%
146th Algeria 115.8 -5.5%
147th Burundi 116.5 -2.4%
148th Benin 117.2 -1.8%
149th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 122.0 -2.6%
150th Rwanda 123.2 -4.1%
151st Egypt, Arab Republic of 123.4 -3.7%
152nd Uganda 125.1 1.5%
153rd Burkina Faso 127.2 -3.0%
154th Gambia, The 127.4 -1.6%
155th Maldives 127.5 -5.1%
156th Pakistan 127.9 -0.5%
157th Comoros 130.1 -2.4%
158th Chad 131.1 -0.6%
159th Haiti 133.7 -2.6%
160th Lao PDR 135.1 -1.3%
161st Malawi 135.4 -3.1%
162nd Bangladesh 135.8 -2.3%
163rd Cambodia 137.5 -36.4%
164th Sierra Leone 142.0 -0.7%
165th Niger 142.2 -1.7%
166th Bhutan 146.0 -2.9%
167th Nepal 148.0 -2.5%
168th Mozambique 150.2 0.3%
169th South Sudan 158.3 -0.9%
170th Yemen, Republic of 159.0 -4.9%
171st Mali 159.4 -2.4%
172nd Liberia 159.8 -1.5%
173rd Guinea 163.0 -1.6%
174th Afghanistan 192.9 -1.9%

FAQ

What was St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate in 1979?

St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate in 1979 was 43.6. This ranked 72nd globally.

How did St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate change in 1979?

St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.3% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1979?

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1979 at 192.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of St. Kitts and Nevis in 1979?

The infant mortality rate of St. Kitts and Nevis in 1979 was 43.6. This ranked 72nd globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate?

St. Kitts and Nevis's infant mortality rate went from 45.1 in 1978 to 43.6 in 1979, a 3.3% decrease.