Which has higher number of child deaths, Ireland or Kiribati?

Ireland, at 206 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kiribati?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Kiribati: Number of child deaths

Ireland

206 deaths

in 2024

Kiribati

181 deaths

in 2024

Ireland rank

146th

Kiribati rank

147th

Number of child deaths over time

Ireland
Kiribati

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 206 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 25 deaths.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 146th and Kiribati ranks 147th of 199 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,468 deaths	383.8 deaths	2,085 deaths	Ireland
1960s	1,793 deaths	364.8 deaths	1,428 deaths	Ireland
1970s	1,320 deaths	274.5 deaths	1,045 deaths	Ireland
1980s	749.9 deaths	263.7 deaths	486.2 deaths	Ireland
1990s	398.8 deaths	219.6 deaths	179.2 deaths	Ireland
2000s	339.5 deaths	174.1 deaths	165.4 deaths	Ireland
2010s	256.1 deaths	197.1 deaths	59 deaths	Ireland
2020s	206.8 deaths	190.8 deaths	16 deaths	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Ireland or Kiribati?: Ireland, at 206 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ireland and Kiribati?: 25 deaths, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kiribati?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Kiribati rank globally for number of child deaths?: Ireland ranks 146th and Kiribati ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .