Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kiribati or Vanuatu?

Kiribati, at 148 deaths against 133 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kiribati and Vanuatu?

15 deaths, with Kiribati ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kiribati

148 deaths

in 2023

Vanuatu

133 deaths

in 2023

Kiribati rank

152nd

Vanuatu rank

153rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kiribati
Vanuatu

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 148 deaths against 133 deaths in Vanuatu, a difference of 15 deaths.

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

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

Kiribati ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	256.7 deaths	289 deaths	32.3 deaths	Vanuatu
1960s	256.4 deaths	292.5 deaths	36.1 deaths	Vanuatu
1970s	196.3 deaths	263.2 deaths	66.9 deaths	Vanuatu
1980s	193.2 deaths	210.4 deaths	17.2 deaths	Vanuatu
1990s	166.1 deaths	156.5 deaths	9.6 deaths	Kiribati
2000s	138.4 deaths	147.5 deaths	9.1 deaths	Vanuatu
2010s	156.4 deaths	152.3 deaths	4.1 deaths	Kiribati
2020s	152.75 deaths	137.75 deaths	15 deaths	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kiribati or Vanuatu?: Kiribati, at 148 deaths against 133 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kiribati and Vanuatu?: 15 deaths, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kiribati ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.