Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) was 53.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 197 countries
All-time high
199 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
53.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Kiribati is 53.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. 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 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Kiribati peaked at 199 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 25th of 197 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 (per 1,000 live births) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 199 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 194.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 188.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 182.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 176.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 170 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 163.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 157.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 151.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 145.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 140.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 136.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 129.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 126.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 125 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 123.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 122.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 120.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 118.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 115.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 113.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 110.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 105.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 87.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 84.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 53.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.9 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 53.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.2 per 1,000 live births, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172.93 per 1,000 live births | 145.8 per 1,000 live births | 199 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 127.82 per 1,000 live births | 120.2 per 1,000 live births | 140.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.46 per 1,000 live births | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | 118.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.21 per 1,000 live births | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.04 per 1,000 live births | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.43 per 1,000 live births | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Kiribati?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Kiribati was 53.1 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 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 199 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Kiribati ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.