Number of under-five deaths in Nauru
Nauru: Number of under-five deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Nauru, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Nauru recorded 2 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Nauru peaked at 20 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
That places Nauru 193rd out of 197 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 under-five deaths in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 | — |
| 1991 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 258, 1% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Nauru?
- Number of under-five deaths in Nauru was 2 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Nauru ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.