Kiribati vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Kiribati
57.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
26th
South Asia rank
26th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Kiribati
- South Asia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 57.5 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 30.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.97 per 1,000 live births | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 23.23 per 1,000 live births | South Asia |
| 2000s | 66.07 per 1,000 live births | 71.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | South Asia |
| 2010s | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | 43.38 per 1,000 live births | 19.82 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 29.56 per 1,000 live births | 30.84 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Kiribati or South Asia?
- Kiribati, at 57.5 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Kiribati and South Asia?
- 30.5 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Kiribati ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th 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, under-5, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.