Kiribati vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5

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 over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Asia
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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

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.