Mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati

Kiribati: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 31.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
31.31
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
25th
of 201 countries
All-time high
61.34
in 1989
All-time low
31.31
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati, 1989–2024

02040601989200620241989: 61.31990: 58.41991: 55.61992: 531993: 50.71994: 48.61995: 46.81996: 45.31997: 43.81998: 42.41999: 412000: 39.82001: 38.72002: 37.72003: 37.12004: 36.82005: 36.72006: 36.62007: 36.42008: 362009: 35.62010: 35.22011: 352012: 34.92013: 352014: 35.32015: 35.72016: 36.12017: 36.42018: 36.32019: 35.92020: 35.32021: 34.42022: 33.42023: 32.42024: 31.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati stood at 31.31. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati peaked at 61.34 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 31.31, in 2024.

That places Kiribati 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Kiribati, 1989 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1989 61.34
1990 58.38 -4.8%
1991 55.58 -4.8%
1992 53.01 -4.6%
1993 50.67 -4.4%
1994 48.61 -4.1%
1995 46.85 -3.6%
1996 45.3 -3.3%
1997 43.77 -3.4%
1998 42.39 -3.2%
1999 41.04 -3.2%
2000 39.8 -3.0%
2001 38.68 -2.8%
2002 37.68 -2.6%
2003 37.08 -1.6%
2004 36.8 -0.8%
2005 36.67 -0.4%
2006 36.56 -0.3%
2007 36.35 -0.6%
2008 36.04 -0.9%
2009 35.64 -1.1%
2010 35.21 -1.2%
2011 34.95 -0.7%
2012 34.9 -0.1%
2013 35.03 +0.4%
2014 35.26 +0.6%
2015 35.7 +1.3%
2016 36.09 +1.1%
2017 36.37 +0.8%
2018 36.32 -0.1%
2019 35.92 -1.1%
2020 35.29 -1.7%
2021 34.43 -2.5%
2022 33.43 -2.9%
2023 32.44 -3.0%
2024 31.31 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 61.34 61.34 61.34 1
1990s 48.56 41.04 58.38 10
2000s 37.13 35.64 39.8 10
2010s 35.58 34.9 36.37 10
2020s 33.38 31.31 35.29 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 22 Lesotho 32.14 compare
  2. 23 Zimbabwe 31.79 compare
  3. 24 Angola 31.42 compare
  4. 26 Haiti 30.42 compare
  5. 27 Palestine, State of 29.2 compare
  6. 28 Burundi 28.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati?
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Kiribati was 31.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 61.34 in 1989.
What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 31.31 in 2024.
How does Kiribati rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
Kiribati ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 11,638 data points, 1951–2024
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