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Kiribati vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, infant

Kiribati
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
23.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 15.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Kiribati ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 59.1 per 1,000 live births 76.32 per 1,000 live births 17.22 per 1,000 live births South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 45.23 per 1,000 live births 55.68 per 1,000 live births 10.45 per 1,000 live births South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 42.52 per 1,000 live births 36.39 per 1,000 live births 6.13 per 1,000 live births Kiribati
2020s 40.64 per 1,000 live births 25.32 per 1,000 live births 15.32 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Kiribati, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kiribati and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
15.6 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Kiribati ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.