Kiribati vs Uganda: Infant mortality rate

Kiribati
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 15.26 deaths per 100 live births 13.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati
1960s 12.73 deaths per 100 live births 11.69 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati
1970s 9.59 deaths per 100 live births 11.6 deaths per 100 live births 2.02 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1980s 8.23 deaths per 100 live births 11.86 deaths per 100 live births 3.63 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1990s 5.91 deaths per 100 live births 9.93 deaths per 100 live births 4.02 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
2000s 4.52 deaths per 100 live births 7.02 deaths per 100 live births 2.49 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
2010s 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 4.18 deaths per 100 live births 0.0747 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati
2020s 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 3.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.432 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kiribati or Uganda?
Kiribati, at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kiribati and Uganda?
0.29 deaths per 100 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Uganda?
72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Kiribati ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .