Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati

Kiribati: Neonatal mortality wdi was 2.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.17
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.53
in 1989
All-time low
2.17
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati, 1989–2024

012341989200620241989: 3.51990: 3.41991: 3.31992: 3.31993: 3.21994: 3.11995: 3.11996: 31997: 2.91998: 2.81999: 2.82000: 2.72001: 2.62002: 2.62003: 2.52004: 2.52005: 2.42006: 2.42007: 2.42008: 2.32009: 2.32010: 2.32011: 2.32012: 2.32013: 2.32014: 2.32015: 2.32016: 2.32017: 2.32018: 2.32019: 2.32020: 2.32021: 2.32022: 2.22023: 2.22024: 2.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati is 2.17, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati peaked at 3.53 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 2024.

Kiribati ranks 35th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati, 1989 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1989 3.53 —
1990 3.44 -2.7%
1991 3.35 -2.7%
1992 3.28 -2.1%
1993 3.2 -2.5%
1994 3.12 -2.3%
1995 3.05 -2.3%
1996 2.99 -2.0%
1997 2.92 -2.3%
1998 2.85 -2.5%
1999 2.78 -2.5%
2000 2.71 -2.5%
2001 2.63 -2.7%
2002 2.57 -2.5%
2003 2.51 -2.4%
2004 2.46 -2.0%
2005 2.42 -1.5%
2006 2.39 -1.2%
2007 2.37 -1.0%
2008 2.35 -1.0%
2009 2.33 -0.6%
2010 2.32 -0.4%
2011 2.32 -0.3%
2012 2.32 +0.0%
2013 2.31 -0.1%
2014 2.32 +0.4%
2015 2.33 +0.4%
2016 2.34 +0.3%
2017 2.35 +0.2%
2018 2.34 -0.0%
2019 2.33 -0.7%
2020 2.3 -1.1%
2021 2.28 -1.1%
2022 2.25 -1.3%
2023 2.22 -1.3%
2024 2.17 -2.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 2.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.81, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 2.17 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.53 3.53 3.53 1
1990s 3.1 2.78 3.44 10
2000s 2.47 2.33 2.71 10
2010s 2.33 2.31 2.35 10
2020s 2.24 2.17 2.3 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 32 Togo 2.26 compare
  2. 33 Turkmenistan 2.23 compare
  3. 34 Comoros 2.21 compare
  4. 36 East Timor 2.16 compare
  5. 37 Zambia 2.14 compare
  6. 38 Namibia 2.14 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kiribati

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati?
Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati was 2.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 3.53 in 1989.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 2024.
How does Kiribati rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
Kiribati ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/neonatal-mortality-wdi/kiribati/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/neonatal-mortality-wdi/kiribati/">Neonatal mortality wdi in Kiribati</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed