Neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati

Kiribati: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 74 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
74
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
97
in 1990
All-time low
68
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 971991: 961992: 941993: 911994: 881995: 871996: 861997: 841998: 811999: 792000: 762001: 732002: 702003: 682004: 682005: 692006: 712007: 732008: 752009: 772010: 792011: 802012: 802013: 792014: 792015: 792016: 792017: 802018: 802019: 802020: 792021: 792022: 772023: 762024: 74

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati stood at 74.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati peaked at 97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2003.

That places Kiribati 155th out of 195 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.

Neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 97
1991 96 -1.0%
1992 94 -2.1%
1993 91 -3.2%
1994 88 -3.3%
1995 87 -1.1%
1996 86 -1.1%
1997 84 -2.3%
1998 81 -3.6%
1999 79 -2.5%
2000 76 -3.8%
2001 73 -3.9%
2002 70 -4.1%
2003 68 -2.9%
2004 68 +0.0%
2005 69 +1.5%
2006 71 +2.9%
2007 73 +2.8%
2008 75 +2.7%
2009 77 +2.7%
2010 79 +2.6%
2011 80 +1.3%
2012 80 +0.0%
2013 79 -1.2%
2014 79 +0.0%
2015 79 +0.0%
2016 79 +0.0%
2017 80 +1.3%
2018 80 +0.0%
2019 80 +0.0%
2020 79 -1.2%
2021 79 +0.0%
2022 77 -2.5%
2023 76 -1.3%
2024 74 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.3 79 97 10
2000s 72 68 77 10
2010s 79.5 79 80 10
2020s 77 74 79 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 153 Vanuatu 81 compare
  2. 154 Norway 75 compare
  3. 156 Bhutan 72 compare
  4. 157 Belize 69 compare
  5. 158 Finland 60 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati?
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Kiribati was 74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 97 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2003.
How does Kiribati rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
Kiribati ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal infant and child deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
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