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Infant mortality rate in Nauru

Nauru: Infant mortality rate was 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7719 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
132nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 1985
All-time low
0.7719 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Infant mortality rate in Nauru, 1985–2024

024681985200420241985: 7.3 deaths per 100 live births1986: 7 deaths per 100 live births1987: 6.7 deaths per 100 live births1988: 6.4 deaths per 100 live births1989: 6.2 deaths per 100 live births1990: 5.9 deaths per 100 live births1991: 5.6 deaths per 100 live births1992: 5.3 deaths per 100 live births1993: 5.1 deaths per 100 live births1994: 4.9 deaths per 100 live births1995: 4.7 deaths per 100 live births1996: 4.5 deaths per 100 live births1997: 4.3 deaths per 100 live births1998: 4.1 deaths per 100 live births1999: 3.9 deaths per 100 live births2000: 3.8 deaths per 100 live births2001: 3.6 deaths per 100 live births2002: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births2003: 3.4 deaths per 100 live births2004: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2005: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2006: 3 deaths per 100 live births2007: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births2008: 2.8 deaths per 100 live births2009: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births2010: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2011: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births2012: 2.1 deaths per 100 live births2013: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births2014: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births2015: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2016: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2017: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2018: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2019: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2020: 1 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.935 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.869 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.816 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.772 deaths per 100 live births

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

Nauru recorded 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Nauru peaked at 7.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Nauru 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Infant mortality rate in Nauru, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1985 7.34 deaths per 100 live births —
1986 7.02 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
1987 6.72 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
1988 6.43 deaths per 100 live births -4.4%
1989 6.16 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
1990 5.88 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
1991 5.61 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
1992 5.35 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
1993 5.1 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
1994 4.87 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
1995 4.65 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
1996 4.45 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
1997 4.26 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
1998 4.08 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
1999 3.91 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
2000 3.75 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2001 3.61 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
2002 3.47 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%
2003 3.35 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2004 3.24 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2005 3.13 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2006 3.01 deaths per 100 live births -3.6%
2007 2.89 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
2008 2.75 deaths per 100 live births -4.8%
2009 2.6 deaths per 100 live births -5.4%
2010 2.44 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
2011 2.27 deaths per 100 live births -7.0%
2012 2.1 deaths per 100 live births -7.4%
2013 1.93 deaths per 100 live births -8.0%
2014 1.77 deaths per 100 live births -8.3%
2015 1.62 deaths per 100 live births -8.7%
2016 1.47 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2017 1.34 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2018 1.22 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2019 1.11 deaths per 100 live births -8.8%
2020 1.02 deaths per 100 live births -8.6%
2021 0.9352 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2022 0.8687 deaths per 100 live births -7.1%
2023 0.8162 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
2024 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births -5.4%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.39 deaths per 100 live births, 56% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.74 deaths per 100 live births 6.16 deaths per 100 live births 7.34 deaths per 100 live births 5
1990s 4.82 deaths per 100 live births 3.91 deaths per 100 live births 5.88 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 3.18 deaths per 100 live births 2.6 deaths per 100 live births 3.75 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 1.11 deaths per 100 live births 2.44 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.8818 deaths per 100 live births 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births 1.02 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 129 Libya 0.789 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 130 Tonga 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 131 Thailand 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 133 Ukraine 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 134 Georgia 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 135 Kazakhstan 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Nauru?
Infant mortality rate in Nauru was 0.7719 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 7.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nauru rank for infant mortality rate?
Nauru ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nauru 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .