Death rate from falls in Kiribati
Kiribati: Death rate from falls was 1.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in Kiribati, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from falls in Kiribati is 1.68, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Kiribati peaked at 1.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from falls in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.42 | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.52 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.51 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 1.85 | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.68 | -4.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.86, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.68 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.56, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from falls in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +32.1% | 1.4 | 1.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.4 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Kiribati?
- Death rate from falls in Kiribati was 1.68 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for death rate from falls?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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