Mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 48.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 196 countries
All-time high
189.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
48.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati stood at 48.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati peaked at 189.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 189.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 184.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 179.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 173.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 167.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 161.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 155 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 149.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 137.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 132.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 128.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 121.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 115.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 114 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 111.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 109.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 108 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 101.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 75 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 66 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 64 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.12 per 1,000 live births | 137.7 per 1,000 live births | 189.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 120.22 per 1,000 live births | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | 132.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.49 per 1,000 live births | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | 111.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.16 per 1,000 live births | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.74 per 1,000 live births | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.38 per 1,000 live births | 52.3 per 1,000 live births | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.98 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Kiribati was 48.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 189.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.