Djibouti vs Kiribati: Child mortality rate
Djibouti
5.0%
in 2023
Kiribati
5.5%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
29th
Kiribati rank
26th
Child mortality rate over time
- Djibouti
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 29th and Kiribati ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 7 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 5.4% | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 22.7% | 17.3% | 5.5% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 12.9% | 5.0% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 10.8% | 2.8% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.8% | 3.2% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.2% | 2.8% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 0.8% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Djibouti or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 5.5% against 5.0% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Djibouti and Kiribati?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Kiribati rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Djibouti ranks 29th and Kiribati ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.