Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kiribati
Kiribati: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 5.31 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Kiribati peaked at 11.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.31 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kiribati?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kiribati was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 11.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kiribati ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .