St. Martin vs Sint Maarten: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.3 per 1,000 live births in St. Martin and 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Sint Maarten, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sint Maarten, by 4.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.54 times that in St. Martin.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

St. MartinSint MaartenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Sint Maarten has been higher since 1986, when it overtook St. Martin.
In 2023, St. Martin ranked 141 and Sint Maarten ranked 102 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts St. Martin at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and Sint Maarten at 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	St. Martin	Sint Maarten	World
2023	8.3	12.9	27.3
2022	8.3	13.1	28.2
2021	8.4	13.6	28.4
2020	8.5	13.8	28.7
2019	8.5	14	29.2
2018	8.6	14	29.7
2017	10.1	14.3	30.3
2016	8.7	13.7	31.1
2015	8.8	13.8	32.1
2014	8.8	14.1	32.9
2013	9	14.8	33.9
2012	9.2	15.3	35
2011	9.5	15.9	36.8
2010	9.8	16	37.7
2009	10.1	16	39.1
2008	10.3	15.9	40.4
2007	10.6	15.9	42
2006	10.8	15.9	43.7
2005	11.1	16.1	45.4
2004	11.4	16.1	47.2
2003	11.7	16.1	48.8
2002	12	16.1	50.6
2001	12.3	16.2	52.2
2000	12.6	16.4	53.7
1999	13	16.8	55.5
1998	13.3	17.6	57.1
1997	13.7	18.4	58.3
1996	14.1	19.3	59.6
1995	14.5	20.2	60.8
1994	14.9	20.9	62
1993	15.3	21.3	62.9
1992	15.8	21.4	64.1
1991	16.5	21.5	64.9
1990	17.3	21.4	64.9
1989	18.3	21.3	66.2
1988	19.2	21.3	68
1987	20.1	21.4	68.6
1986	21	21.4	70.8
1985	21.6	21.6	72.9
1984	22.1	21.9	74.6
1983	22.5	22.3	76.1
1982	22.8	22.8	76.6
1981	23.1	23.2	78.7
1980	23.4	23.3	80.6
1979	23.7	23.1	82.5
1978	24	22.6	84.7
1977	24.4	22.1	86.4
1976	24.7	21.6	88.1
1975	25	21.5	89.6
1974	25.3	21.7	90.9
1973	25.7	22.2	92.1
1972	26.3	23.2	93.6
1971	27.1	24.5	96.1
1970	28.1	26	96.9
1969	29.4	28.3	98.3
1968	30.7	30.7	100.2
1967	31.9	32.7	103.1
1966	33.1	34.6	104.9
1965	34.3	36.4	106.4
1964	35.1	37.5	106.1
1963	36.1	38.8	107.7
1962	37.2	40.5	110.2
1961	38.3	42.1	121.5
1960	39.3	43.6	131.8
1959	40.4	45	125.7
1958	41.4	46.3	117.7
1957	42.5	47.7	120
1956	43.7	49.2	121.9
1955	45	51.2	124.8
1954	46.3	53.9	127.7
1953	47.4	55.9	130.1
1952	48.5	58.6	132.7
1951	48.6	58.4	136
1950	49.5	61.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	St. Martin	Sint Maarten	World
2024	8.16.9–9.6	12.510.2–15.6	26.9
2025	7.86.1–9.9	12.19–16.2	26.4
2026	7.55.6–10.3	11.78.2–17	25.9
2027	7.35.2–10.3	11.47.7–17.6	25.4
2028	7.14.9–10.1	117–17.9	24.9
2029	6.84.5–10.3	10.76.5–18.4	24.5
2030	6.64.2–10.1	10.46.2–19.1	24
2031	6.44–10.3	10.15.6–18.8	23.6
2032	6.23.8–10.4	9.95.4–19.5	23.2
2033	63.6–10.2	9.65.1–19.5	22.8
2034	5.93.4–10.4	9.44.8–20	22.3
2035	5.73.2–10.5	9.24.7–19.8	21.9
2036	5.53.1–10	8.94.4–20.4	21.5
2037	5.42.9–10	8.74.3–20	21.1
2038	5.22.9–10	8.54.1–20.4	20.8
2039	5.12.8–9.9	8.33.9–20.8	20.4
2040	52.6–9.8	8.13.8–20.7	20
2041	4.82.5–10.1	7.93.7–20.7	19.7
2042	4.72.4–10	7.73.5–20.4	19.4
2043	4.62.3–9.7	7.53.3–20.6	19
2044	4.52.2–9.5	7.33.2–20.2	18.7
2045	4.42.2–9.3	7.13.2–20.7	18.4
2046	4.32–9.3	73–20.1	18.2
2047	4.21.9–9.5	6.82.8–19.8	17.9
2048	4.11.9–9	6.62.8–19.4	17.7
2049	41.8–8.8	6.52.7–19.7	17.5
2050	3.91.8–8.6	6.32.8–19.2	17.3
2051	3.81.7–8.4	6.12.6–19.8	17.1
2052	3.81.6–8.4	62.6–19.5	16.9
2053	3.71.5–8.4	5.92.4–19.7	16.7
2054	3.61.5–8.1	5.72.4–19.6	16.5
2055	3.51.5–7.9	5.62.3–19	16.3
2056	3.51.5–7.9	5.52.3–19.9	16.1
2057	3.41.4–7.7	5.32.2–19.2	15.9
2058	3.31.4–7.7	5.22.1–19.3	15.7
2059	3.31.3–7.5	5.12–19.4	15.5
2060	3.21.3–7.2	51.9–18.9	15.3
2061	3.11.2–7.3	4.91.9–18.5	15.1
2062	3.11.2–7.2	4.81.9–19	14.9
2063	31.2–7	4.71.8–18.6	14.7
2064	31.1–6.9	4.61.8–18.3	14.5
2065	2.91.1–7	4.51.7–18.6	14.3
2066	2.91–6.8	4.41.6–18.8	14.1
2067	2.81–6.8	4.31.6–18.1	13.9
2068	2.81–6.8	4.21.5–18.4	13.8
2069	2.70.9–6.6	4.21.5–17.5	13.6
2070	2.70.9–6.5	4.11.5–17.4	13.4
2071	2.60.9–6.5	41.4–17.1	13.2
2072	2.60.9–6.4	41.4–17.3	13
2073	2.50.9–6.4	3.91.3–16.8	12.9
2074	2.50.8–6.3	3.81.3–16.7	12.7
2075	2.40.8–6.2	3.81.3–16.5	12.6
2076	2.40.8–6.1	3.71.2–15.9	12.4
2077	2.40.8–6	3.61.2–15.9	12.3
2078	2.30.7–5.8	3.61.2–15.3	12.1
2079	2.30.7–5.8	3.51.2–14.5	12
2080	2.30.7–5.9	3.51.1–14.3	11.8
2081	2.20.7–5.8	3.41.1–14.1	11.7
2082	2.20.7–5.9	3.41.1–13.4	11.6
2083	2.20.6–5.9	3.31.1–13.8	11.5
2084	2.10.6–5.9	3.31–13.6	11.4
2085	2.10.6–5.7	3.21–13.7	11.3
2086	2.10.6–5.7	3.21–13.3	11.1
2087	20.6–5.6	3.11–13.4	11
2088	20.5–5.5	3.10.9–12.9	10.9
2089	20.5–5.4	30.9–13.2	10.8
2090	20.5–5.4	30.9–12.2	10.7
2091	1.90.5–5.4	2.90.8–12.2	10.6
2092	1.90.5–5.4	2.90.8–12.2	10.5
2093	1.90.5–5.4	2.90.8–12.5	10.4
2094	1.80.5–5.3	2.80.8–12	10.3
2095	1.80.4–5.3	2.80.8–11.5	10.1
2096	1.80.4–5.2	2.70.7–11.7	10
2097	1.80.4–5.1	2.70.7–11.9	9.9
2098	1.70.4–5	2.70.7–11.7	9.8
2099	1.70.4–5	2.60.7–11.1	9.7
2100	1.70.4–4.9	2.60.6–10.8	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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