Number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of children who die before age 5 was 188 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
188 deaths
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
396 deaths
in 1960
All-time low
169 deaths
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati is 188 deaths, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati peaked at 396 deaths in 1960 and was at its lowest, 169 deaths, in 2003.
That places Kiribati 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 345 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 355 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 364 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 372 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 378 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 385 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 388 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 391 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 393 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 394 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 396 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 396 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 393 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 386 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 379 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 373 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 366 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 357 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 340 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 322 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 313 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 303 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 294 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 284 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 276 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 270 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 261 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 263 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 255 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 252 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 257 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 260 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 265 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 267 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 269 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 269 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 267 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 265 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 260 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 255 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 252 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 246 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 238 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 228 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 220 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 214 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 210 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 204 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 198 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 192 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 184 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 178 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 173 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 169 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 169 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 171 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 174 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 179 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 184 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 189 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 194 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 199 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 199 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 198 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 198 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 198 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 199 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 200 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 201 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 200 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 198 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 197 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 192 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 188 deaths | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 376.5 deaths | 345 deaths | 394 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 370.8 deaths | 322 deaths | 396 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 277.1 deaths | 252 deaths | 313 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 263.4 deaths | 255 deaths | 269 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.2 deaths | 192 deaths | 252 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 177 deaths | 169 deaths | 189 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.6 deaths | 194 deaths | 201 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.75 deaths | 188 deaths | 198 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Kiribati was 188 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 396 deaths in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 deaths in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Kiribati ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.