Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kiribati or Mauritius?

Kiribati, at 188 deaths against 169 deaths in Mauritius as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kiribati and Mauritius?

19 deaths, with Kiribati ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Mauritius: Number of children who die before age 5

Kiribati

188 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius

169 deaths

in 2023

Kiribati rank

149th

Mauritius rank

152nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Kiribati
Mauritius

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 188 deaths against 169 deaths in Mauritius, a difference of 19 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Kiribati ranks 149th and Mauritius ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1950s	376.5 deaths	2,915 deaths	2,538 deaths	Mauritius
1960s	370.8 deaths	2,285 deaths	1,914 deaths	Mauritius
1970s	277.1 deaths	1,380 deaths	1,103 deaths	Mauritius
1980s	263.4 deaths	637.9 deaths	374.5 deaths	Mauritius
1990s	220.2 deaths	465.3 deaths	245.1 deaths	Mauritius
2000s	177 deaths	293.8 deaths	116.8 deaths	Mauritius
2010s	198.6 deaths	203 deaths	4.4 deaths	Mauritius
2020s	193.75 deaths	187.5 deaths	6.25 deaths	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kiribati or Mauritius?: Kiribati, at 188 deaths against 169 deaths in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kiribati and Mauritius?: 19 deaths, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Mauritius?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Mauritius rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Kiribati ranks 149th and Mauritius ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.