Number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati stood at 74.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati peaked at 97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2003.
That places Kiribati 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97 | — |
| 1991 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 74 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3 | 79 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72 | 68 | 77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5 | 79 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 | 74 | 79 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Kiribati was 74 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Kiribati ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.