Kiribati vs Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5
Kiribati
53.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
28.79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
25th
Other small states rank
23rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Kiribati
- Other small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 53.1 per 1,000 live births against 28.79 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 24.31 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 25th and Other small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Other small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.21 per 1,000 live births | 81.37 per 1,000 live births | 3.16 per 1,000 live births | Other small states |
| 2000s | 61.04 per 1,000 live births | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.08 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 58.43 per 1,000 live births | 37.37 per 1,000 live births | 21.06 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 25.64 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, Kiribati or Other small states?
- Kiribati, at 53.1 per 1,000 live births against 28.79 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kiribati and Other small states?
- 24.31 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Other small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Kiribati ranks 25th and Other small states ranks 23rd 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.