Child mortality by sex in Kiribati

Kiribati: Child mortality by sex was 5.75 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
5.75
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 195 countries
All-time high
22.88
in 1950
All-time low
5.75
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Child mortality by sex in Kiribati, 1950–2024

510152025195019872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 5.75 for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Kiribati peaked at 22.88 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.75, in 2024.

Kiribati ranks 26th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 22.3 21.23 22.88 10
1960s 18.11 15.35 20.79 10
1970s 13.5 12.72 14.83 10
1980s 11.5 10.11 12.56 10
1990s 8.4 7.32 9.72 10
2000s 6.61 6.31 7.11 10
2010s 6.32 6.22 6.44 10
2020s 6.04 5.75 6.3 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 23 Pakistan 6.08 compare
  2. 24 Togo 6.04 compare
  3. 25 Haiti 5.76 compare
  4. 27 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 5.7 compare
  5. 28 Malawi 5.39 compare
  6. 29 Uganda 5.37 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by sex in Kiribati?
Child mortality by sex in Kiribati was 5.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 22.88 in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 5.75 in 2024.
How does Kiribati rank for child mortality by sex?
Kiribati ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
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