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

Kiribati, at 34 deaths against 33 deaths in New Zealand as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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 New Zealand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kiribati

34 deaths

in 2100

New Zealand

33 deaths

in 2100

Kiribati rank

135th

New Zealand rank

138th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kiribati
New Zealand

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 34 deaths against 33 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was New Zealand ahead.

Kiribati ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2020s	137.67 deaths	199 deaths	61.33 deaths	New Zealand
2030s	121.3 deaths	159.3 deaths	38 deaths	New Zealand
2040s	104.3 deaths	129.5 deaths	25.2 deaths	New Zealand
2050s	86.1 deaths	100.9 deaths	14.8 deaths	New Zealand
2060s	70.4 deaths	78.9 deaths	8.5 deaths	New Zealand
2070s	57.4 deaths	63.1 deaths	5.7 deaths	New Zealand
2080s	46.6 deaths	49.8 deaths	3.2 deaths	New Zealand
2090s	38 deaths	38.5 deaths	0.5 deaths	New Zealand
2100s	34 deaths	33 deaths	1 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 New Zealand?: Kiribati, at 34 deaths against 33 deaths in New Zealand as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kiribati and New Zealand?: 1 deaths, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and New Zealand?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Kiribati and New Zealand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kiribati ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 138th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.