Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 74 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
74 deaths
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
155th
of 199 countries
All-time high
97 deaths
in 1990
All-time low
68 deaths
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati stood at 74 deaths.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati peaked at 97 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68 deaths, in 2003.
That places Kiribati 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 96 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 94 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 91 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 88 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 87 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 86 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 84 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 81 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 79 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 76 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 73 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 70 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 68 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 71 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 75 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 77 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 79 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 80 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 76 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 74 deaths | -2.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 74 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 74 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5 deaths, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3 deaths | 79 deaths | 97 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 72 deaths | 68 deaths | 77 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5 deaths | 79 deaths | 80 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 deaths | 74 deaths | 79 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Kiribati was 74 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 deaths in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .