Child mortality around the world in Kiribati
Kiribati: Child mortality around the world was 5.48 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality around the world in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 5.48 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Kiribati peaked at 21.88 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.48, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.28 | 20.22 | 21.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.27 | 14.66 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.85 | 11.96 | 14.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.77 | 9.43 | 11.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.82 | 6.79 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 | 5.88 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.82 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 | 5.48 | 5.79 | 4 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality around the world in Kiribati?
- Child mortality around the world in Kiribati was 5.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 21.88 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for child mortality around the world?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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