What is child mortality in Kiribati?

Child mortality in Kiribati was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 45.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kiribati rank for child mortality?

Kiribati ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Kiribati

Name: Child mortality in Kiribati
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Child mortality was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.31 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

25th

of 203 countries

All-time high

45.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

5.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Kiribati, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Kiribati stood at 5.31 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 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 in Kiribati peaked at 45.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 5.31 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Kiribati 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	44.57 deaths per 100 live births	43.84 deaths per 100 live births	45.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	42.27 deaths per 100 live births	43.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	41.43 deaths per 100 live births	40.75 deaths per 100 live births	42.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	39.94 deaths per 100 live births	39.29 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	38.51 deaths per 100 live births	37.87 deaths per 100 live births	39.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	37.12 deaths per 100 live births	36.51 deaths per 100 live births	37.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	35.79 deaths per 100 live births	35.2 deaths per 100 live births	36.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	34.5 deaths per 100 live births	33.94 deaths per 100 live births	35.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	33.26 deaths per 100 live births	32.72 deaths per 100 live births	33.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	32.07 deaths per 100 live births	31.54 deaths per 100 live births	32.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	30.91 deaths per 100 live births	30.41 deaths per 100 live births	31.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	29.8 deaths per 100 live births	29.32 deaths per 100 live births	30.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	28.73 deaths per 100 live births	28.26 deaths per 100 live births	29.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	27.25 deaths per 100 live births	26.35 deaths per 100 live births	28.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	24.26 deaths per 100 live births	22 deaths per 100 live births	26.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	21.37 deaths per 100 live births	20.32 deaths per 100 live births	21.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	17.29 deaths per 100 live births	14.58 deaths per 100 live births	19.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.78 deaths per 100 live births	12.02 deaths per 100 live births	14.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.85 deaths per 100 live births	9.48 deaths per 100 live births	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.78 deaths per 100 live births	9.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.1 deaths per 100 live births	5.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.74 deaths per 100 live births	5.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.31 deaths per 100 live births	5.83 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Haiti 5.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Kiribati

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Kiribati?: Child mortality in Kiribati was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 45.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kiribati rank for child mortality?: Kiribati ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.