Child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru
Nauru: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -4.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nauru recorded -4.6 % change on previous year for child mortality, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.7% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru peaked at -3.41 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -9.43 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Nauru 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -4.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1988 | -5.01 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1989 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1990 | -4.97 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1991 | -4.93 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1992 | -5.19 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1993 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1994 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1995 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1996 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1997 | -4.66 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1999 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2000 | -4.42 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2001 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2002 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2003 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2004 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2005 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2006 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2007 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2008 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2009 | -5.37 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2010 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2011 | -6.82 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2012 | -7.72 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2013 | -7.93 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2014 | -8.13 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2015 | -8.85 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2016 | -9.14 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2017 | -9.43 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2018 | -9.03 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2019 | -8.4 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2020 | -9.17 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2021 | -8.26 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2022 | -7 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2023 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2024 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.83 % change on previous year | -5.01 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -4.81 % change on previous year | -5.19 % change on previous year | -4.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.13 % change on previous year | -5.37 % change on previous year | -3.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.18 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year | -6.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.09 % change on previous year | -9.17 % change on previous year | -4.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 183 Cape Verde -4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Bhutan -4.44 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Senegal -4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Estonia -4.76 % change on previous year compare
- 188 India -5 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Maldives -5.26 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,118 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Nauru was -4.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was -3.41 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.43 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Nauru rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Nauru ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.