Neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati

Kiribati: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
65th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 1950
All-time low
1.5%
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati, 1950–2019

1234195019842019

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati is 1.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati peaked at 4.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.

That places Kiribati 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.0% 3.7% 4.2% 10
1960s 3.4% 3.1% 3.7% 10
1970s 2.8% 2.6% 3.1% 10
1980s 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 10
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 10
2000s 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 10
2010s 1.6% 1.5% 1.8% 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 62 East Timor 1.6% compare
  2. 63 Guyana 1.5% compare
  3. 64 Bolivia 1.5% compare
  4. 65 Tajikistan 1.5% compare
  5. 67 Indonesia 1.4% compare
  6. 68 Turkmenistan 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati?
Neonatal mortality rate in Kiribati was 1.5% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1950.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
How does Kiribati rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Kiribati ranks 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days