Child mortality by sex in Kiribati
Kiribati: Child mortality by sex was 5.75 in 2024. βΌ 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
1950β2024
Child mortality by sex in Kiribati, 1950β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- 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 25, male, interpolated 1,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,093 (2025)
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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