Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati
Kiribati: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 403 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 403 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati peaked at 403 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Kiribati ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 85 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 90 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 91 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 96 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 100 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 107 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 113 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 124 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 136 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 149 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 153 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 161 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 175 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 189 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 203 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 216 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 235 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 254 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 272 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 271 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 275 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 274 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 275 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 273 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 275 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 267 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 276 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 286 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 309 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 323 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 332 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 344 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 339 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 350 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 342 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 346 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 256 1 in: rate varies by country | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 367 1 in: rate varies by country | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 403 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 403 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 265 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 403 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 581.5 1 in: rate varies by country, 69% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.4% | 256 1 in: rate varies by country | 367 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 85 1 in: rate varies by country | 100 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 151 1 in: rate varies by country | 107 1 in: rate varies by country | 203 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 262 1 in: rate varies by country | 216 1 in: rate varies by country | 275 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 316.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 267 1 in: rate varies by country | 350 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 343 1 in: rate varies by country | 256 1 in: rate varies by country | 403 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 124 Iraq 465 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 125 Guatemala 436 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 126 South Africa 409 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 128 Bangladesh 381 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 129 Indonesia 377 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 369 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kiribati was 403 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 403 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Kiribati ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.