Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
5.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati
5.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Kiribati rank
25th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 5.31 deaths per 100 live births against 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 20.67 deaths per 100 live births | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 32.74 deaths per 100 live births | 17.29 deaths per 100 live births | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 28.6 deaths per 100 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100 live births | 15.82 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10.85 deaths per 100 live births | 14.24 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.82 deaths per 100 live births | 7.88 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.102 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 5.31 deaths per 100 live births against 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kiribati rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 25th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.