Kiribati vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant
Kiribati
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Kiribati
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.42 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 28th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | 36.44 per 1,000 live births | 22.66 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 45.23 per 1,000 live births | 22.48 per 1,000 live births | 22.75 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 42.52 per 1,000 live births | 16.28 per 1,000 live births | 26.24 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 40.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.95 per 1,000 live births | 26.69 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Kiribati or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Kiribati, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 25.42 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.