Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.099 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, 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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kiribati rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .