Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 132 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
132
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
288
in 1961
All-time low
122
in 2003
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Kiribati stood at 132.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Kiribati peaked at 288 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 122, in 2003.
Kiribati ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 287 | — |
| 1961 | 288 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 286 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 282 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 277 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 273 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 269 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 261 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 247 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 234 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 225 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 219 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 212 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 207 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 204 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 201 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 197 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 195 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 195 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 194 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 196 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 200 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 203 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 205 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 206 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 207 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 207 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 204 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 200 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 196 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 191 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 187 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 181 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 173 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 167 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 161 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 158 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 154 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 149 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 143 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 137 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 132 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 126 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 122 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 122 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 125 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 128 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 132 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 135 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 138 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 141 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 144 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 144 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 143 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 142 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 143 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 144 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 145 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 146 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 146 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 145 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 142 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 140 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 136 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 132 | -2.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 132 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,969, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 132 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.5, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270.4 | 234 | 288 | 10 |
| 1970s | 204.9 | 194 | 225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.4 | 196 | 207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 166.4 | 143 | 191 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.7 | 122 | 138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.8 | 141 | 146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139 | 132 | 145 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Kiribati?
- Number of infant deaths in Kiribati was 132 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 288 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of infant deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.