Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Child mortality rate by sex
Afghanistan
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Kiribati rank
26th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Kiribati ranks 26th of 199 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 | 35.39 deaths per 100 live births | 19.69 deaths per 100 live births | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 31.99 deaths per 100 live births | 16.41 deaths per 100 live births | 15.57 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 15.92 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 24.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.154 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
- Afghanistan, at 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan 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 by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Kiribati ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .