What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kiribati and South Asia?

26.3 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.

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.

Kiribati vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Kiribati

53.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Asia

26.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kiribati rank

25th

South Asia rank

25th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Kiribati
South Asia

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 53.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 26.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.0 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 25th and South Asia ranks 25th 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	78.21 per 1,000 live births	111.18 per 1,000 live births	32.97 per 1,000 live births	South Asia
2000s	61.04 per 1,000 live births	74.1 per 1,000 live births	13.06 per 1,000 live births	South Asia
2010s	58.43 per 1,000 live births	44.41 per 1,000 live births	14.02 per 1,000 live births	Kiribati
2020s	55.8 per 1,000 live births	29.46 per 1,000 live births	26.34 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 South Asia?: Kiribati, at 53.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kiribati and South Asia?: 26.3 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?: Kiribati ranks 25th and South Asia 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, 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.