Infant mortality by sex in Kiribati
Kiribati: Infant mortality by sex was 4.29 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality by sex in Kiribati, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Kiribati is 4.29, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Kiribati peaked at 16.55 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.29, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.33 | 15.74 | 16.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.59 | 11.62 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.31 | 9.78 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.88 | 7.81 | 9.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.45 | 5.58 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.72 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.63 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 | 4.29 | 4.66 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Kiribati?
- Infant mortality by sex in Kiribati was 4.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 16.55 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Kiribati ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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