Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 20.7 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
20.7
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 200 countries
All-time high
21.54
in 2025
All-time low
20.7
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Kiribati, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kiribati is 20.7, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
That places Kiribati 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.54 | — |
| 2026 | 21.37 | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 21.2 | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 21.03 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 20.87 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 20.7 | -0.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 20.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.48, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 20.7 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.97, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 21.2 | 20.87 | 21.54 | 5 |
| 2030s | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kiribati?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kiribati was 20.7 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 21.54 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2030.
- How does Kiribati rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Kiribati ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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