Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati
Kiribati: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
60th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.8548 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati stood at 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati peaked at 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8548 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Kiribati ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9012 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8851 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8759 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8673 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.866 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8668 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.868 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8692 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8703 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8721 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8704 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8664 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8646 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8614 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8619 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9184 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8548 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8816 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.866 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9012 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8703 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8548 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9184 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8816 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 57 Guyana 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Argentina 0.9619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 0.952 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Spain 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Bahamas 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 India 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kiribati was 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8548 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Kiribati rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Kiribati ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.