East Asia & Pacific vs Kiribati: Mortality rate, neonatal

East Asia & Pacific
6.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati
21.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
37th
Kiribati rank
35th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 21.7 per 1,000 live births against 6.7 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th and Kiribati ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Kiribati Difference Ahead
1990s 24.42 per 1,000 live births 30.98 per 1,000 live births 6.56 per 1,000 live births Kiribati
2000s 15.46 per 1,000 live births 24.74 per 1,000 live births 9.28 per 1,000 live births Kiribati
2010s 8.62 per 1,000 live births 23.28 per 1,000 live births 14.66 per 1,000 live births Kiribati
2020s 7 per 1,000 live births 22.44 per 1,000 live births 15.44 per 1,000 live births Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, East Asia & Pacific or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 21.7 per 1,000 live births against 6.7 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
15 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th and Kiribati ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.