Infant mortality rate in Nauru
Nauru: Infant mortality rate was 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Nauru, 1985–2024
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
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 129 Libya 0.789 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 130 Tonga 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 131 Thailand 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 134 Georgia 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Kazakhstan 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .