Sint Maarten: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 76.5 yrs (2024), 91st of 217 in the world and 18th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 79.7 yrs (2024), 91st of 217 in the world and 18th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 73.8 yrs (2024), 87th of 217 in the world and 17th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Health: Sint Maarten in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 76.5 yrs2024 | 91/217 | 18/42 | 74.4 yrs | 74.8 yrs | 75.0 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 79.7 yrs2024 | 91/217 | 18/42 | 76.6 yrs | 77.9 yrs | 78.5 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 73.8 yrs2024 | 87/217 | 17/42 | 72.2 yrs | 71.9 yrs | 72.1 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 72024 | 164/208 | 28/40 | · | 9 | 2 | —since 2014 | 51 | 12 | 131 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.3%2017 | — | — | 98.6% | 99.1% | · | +0.3 ppsince 2007 | 97.6% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.8%2017 | — | — | 98.4% | 98.7% | · | +0.2 ppsince 2007 | 90.3% | 98.3% | 82.2% |
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.0%76.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.0%79.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.4%73.8 yrs in 2024
- Basic water+0.3 pp99.3% in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Sint Maarten and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Sint Maarten. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Sint Maarten | France | Saint Martin (French part) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.5 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 79.7 yrs2024 | 85.9 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 73.8 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 | 77.0 yrs2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 72024 | 82024 | — |
| Basic water | 99.3%2017 | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 |
| Basic sanitation | 98.8%2017 | 98.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |