What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 0.4815 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2037 deaths per square kilometre in 2004.

How does Kiribati rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Kiribati ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kiribati data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kiribati: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2296 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

16th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.4815 deaths per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.2037 deaths per square kilometre

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.4815 deaths per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2037 deaths per square kilometre, in 2004.

Kiribati ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.4815 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.4778 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1963	0.4691 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1964	0.4605 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1965	0.4531 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1966	0.4457 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1967	0.4309 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
1968	0.4123 deaths per square kilometre	-4.3%
1969	0.3926 deaths per square kilometre	-4.8%
1970	0.3765 deaths per square kilometre	-4.1%
1971	0.3642 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
1972	0.3531 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1973	0.342 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1974	0.337 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
1975	0.3309 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1976	0.3259 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
1977	0.3222 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
1978	0.3198 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1979	0.3173 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1980	0.3185 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1981	0.3235 deaths per square kilometre	+1.6%
1982	0.3259 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1983	0.3284 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1984	0.3309 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1985	0.3321 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1986	0.3309 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
1987	0.3284 deaths per square kilometre	-0.7%
1988	0.3222 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
1989	0.3148 deaths per square kilometre	-2.3%
1990	0.3086 deaths per square kilometre	-2.0%
1991	0.3012 deaths per square kilometre	-2.4%
1992	0.2926 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
1993	0.2815 deaths per square kilometre	-3.8%
1994	0.2728 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1995	0.2642 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
1996	0.258 deaths per square kilometre	-2.3%
1997	0.2519 deaths per square kilometre	-2.4%
1998	0.2444 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
1999	0.2358 deaths per square kilometre	-3.5%
2000	0.2272 deaths per square kilometre	-3.7%
2001	0.2198 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2002	0.2111 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%
2003	0.2049 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2004	0.2037 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
2005	0.2062 deaths per square kilometre	+1.2%
2006	0.2111 deaths per square kilometre	+2.4%
2007	0.216 deaths per square kilometre	+2.3%
2008	0.2222 deaths per square kilometre	+2.9%
2009	0.2272 deaths per square kilometre	+2.2%
2010	0.2333 deaths per square kilometre	+2.7%
2011	0.2383 deaths per square kilometre	+2.1%
2012	0.2407 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
2013	0.242 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2014	0.2432 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2015	0.2444 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2016	0.2457 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2017	0.2481 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
2018	0.2494 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2019	0.2481 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
2020	0.2457 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
2021	0.242 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
2022	0.237 deaths per square kilometre	-2.0%
2023	0.2296 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4471 deaths per square kilometre	0.3926 deaths per square kilometre	0.4815 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3389 deaths per square kilometre	0.3173 deaths per square kilometre	0.3765 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3256 deaths per square kilometre	0.3148 deaths per square kilometre	0.3321 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2711 deaths per square kilometre	0.2358 deaths per square kilometre	0.3086 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2149 deaths per square kilometre	0.2037 deaths per square kilometre	0.2272 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2433 deaths per square kilometre	0.2333 deaths per square kilometre	0.2494 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2386 deaths per square kilometre	0.2296 deaths per square kilometre	0.2457 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

13 Sierra Leone 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre compare
14 Benin 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre compare
15 Togo 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre compare
17 India 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre compare
18 Bahrain 0.2137 deaths per square kilometre compare
19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2051 deaths per square kilometre compare

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Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 0.4815 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2037 deaths per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Kiribati rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Kiribati ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.