Exhibit 99.2

   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Brian P. Anderson, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Baxter International Inc. (the "Company"), certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
(S)1350, as adopted pursuant to (S)906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

   (1) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
       2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
       hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
       13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

   (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
       respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
       Company.

By:   /s/  BRIAN P. ANDERSON
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    Brian P. Anderson
    Senior Vice President
    and Chief Financial Officer
    March 12, 2003

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to (S)906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
(S)18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.