Infant mortality rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Infant mortality rate was 38.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Kiribati is 38.81, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Kiribati peaked at 49.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.81, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.23 | — |
| 2001 | 47.81 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 46.57 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 45.63 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.99 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 44.49 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.07 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.62 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.18 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.69 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 42.32 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.04 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.92 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.01 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.18 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.56 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.88 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.17 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.86 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.32 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.57 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 40.73 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 39.78 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.81 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.23 | 42.69 | 49.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.51 | 41.92 | 43.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.64 | 38.81 | 42.32 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Kiribati?
- Infant mortality rate in Kiribati was 38.81 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 49.23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.81 in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for infant mortality rate?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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