Healthcare in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Healthcare in Saint Kitts and Nevis is slightly below average in a worldwide comparison.

Probably the most important indicator that can be used to summarize the efficiency of all measures is general life expectancy. In other words, the theoretical age that a newborn child could potentially reach today. At the moment this age in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 68.8 years for men and 74.0 years for women. For comparison: worldwide life expectancy is about 1.4 years lower (men: 70.6 / women: 75.0 years).

In total, the sum of 992.59 USD is spent per year and inhabitant. This corresponds to approximately 5.3% of the gross domestic product. Internationally, this amount averages 1,111.08 USD (~ 9.9% of the respective GDP).

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Distribution of the corona virus

Spread of the corona virus in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Currently: 4.0 new infections per day per 100,000 inhabitants
By July 26th, 2021, 565 infected persons and 3 deaths have been reported in the country. The first confirmed infections were reported in March 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear.

The total of 565 infected people represent 1.1% of the country's total population. The number of new infections during the 29th calendar week (07/19/2021 to 07/25/2021) was 15 , representing 4.0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per day.

The first graph shows the number of reported infections per calendar week. The second graph below the number of deaths.

Mortality rate of infected persons

From the previously infected and deceased people, in Saint Kitts and Nevis results in a mortality rate of 0.5%. However, it should be borne in mind that death occurs an average of 19 days after the first symptoms appear. The time of the actual infection is therefore followed by several days until a person affected has a medical test carried out and the results are available.

Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers weekly. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our Corona virus topic page.

Current development

Calendar week	Infected	Deaths
29/2021	15	0
28/2021	12	0
27/2021	48	0
26/2021	62	0
25/2021	87	2
24/2021	154	1
23/2021	109	0
22/2021	10	0
21/2021	8	0
20/2021	15	0

Weight and size

	Male	Female
Body height	173 cm	163 cm
BMI	28.2	30.7
Weight	84.8 kg	81.2 kg

Diseases

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Ø worldwide
Diabetes *	13.30%	8.81%
Tuberculosis	0.00%	0.13%

* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.

Child vaccinations

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Ø worldwide
Measles	97.0%	85.7%
Hepatitis B	0.10%	0.08%
DTP *	9.60%	8.57%

* DTP is a three times combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.

10 percent of newborns are underweight.

Medical supplies

Medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in Saint Kitts and Nevis is below average compared to the world population. The country provides 2.3 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.7 beds. Within the EU, 5.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents.

With about 134 physicians in Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are about 2.52 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1000 inhabitants and in the EU even 3.57.

Sources

Above data correspond to the information of the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics, UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, Global Health Observatory Data Repository and OECD. The case numbers for the spread of the corona virus come from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).