Child mortality rate in Nauru
Nauru: Child mortality rate was 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Nauru, 1985–2024
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
Nauru recorded 0.83 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Nauru peaked at 8.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.83 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Nauru 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Cuba 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Georgia 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Malaysia 0.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 139 Kuwait 0.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Ukraine 0.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Nauru
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 85 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 95 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Nauru?
- Child mortality rate in Nauru was 0.83 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 rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for child mortality rate?
- Nauru ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.