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
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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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.