Annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati
Kiribati: Annual death rates at different ages was 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
44.87 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
161.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
44.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati peaked at 161.91 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 161.91 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 161.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 160.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 159.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 159.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 157.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 156.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 154.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 152.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 149.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 146.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 142.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 138.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 134.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 130.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 126.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 121.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 117.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 113.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 109.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 105.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 102.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 99.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 97.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 95.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 94.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 93.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 93.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 91.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 90.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 89 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 87.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 86.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 85 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 83.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 81.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 79.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 77.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 74.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 72.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 69.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 67.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 65.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 63.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 61.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 58.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 56.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 55.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 53.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 52.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 51.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 50.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 49.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 49.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.49 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.68 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.83 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.9 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.27 deaths per 1,000 people, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 157.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 149.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 161.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 127.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 105.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 89 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Kiribati was 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 161.91 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Kiribati ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.