Infant mortality rate in Nauru
Nauru: Infant mortality rate was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 2.0% for infant mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Nauru peaked at 6.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
That places Nauru 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Nauru
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 85 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 95 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Nauru?
- Infant mortality rate in Nauru was 2.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for infant mortality rate?
- Nauru ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.