Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati
Kiribati: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 76.33 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati stood at 76.33. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 213.19 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 76.33, in 2020.
Kiribati ranks 78th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 213.19 | — |
| 1986 | 212.54 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 210.28 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 206.16 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 204.19 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 197.3 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 187.48 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 176.28 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 161.73 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 153.46 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 147.82 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 140.48 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 136.23 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 127 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 123.19 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 115.95 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 118.5 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 112.77 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 114.08 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 116.14 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 117.73 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 116.45 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 118.24 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 127.81 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 126.56 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 130.64 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 128.81 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 130.62 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 119.39 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 120.17 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 121.32 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 116.82 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 111.59 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 110.36 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 108.23 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 76.33 | -29.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 76.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 76.33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.5% | 108.23 | 76.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 209.27 | 204.19 | 213.19 | 5 |
| 1990s | 155.1 | 123.19 | 197.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.42 | 112.77 | 127.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.79 | 108.23 | 130.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.33 | 76.33 | 76.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kiribati was 76.33 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 213.19 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.33 in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.