Number of youth deaths in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of youth deaths was 211 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Kiribati stood at 211 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Kiribati peaked at 279 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 192 deaths, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 153rd out of 199 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 youth deaths in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 279 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 273 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 266 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 257 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 249 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 241 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 236 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 232 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 226 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 219 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 212 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 205 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 198 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 193 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 192 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 194 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 198 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 202 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 207 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 211 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 216 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 220 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 222 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 223 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 225 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 226 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 228 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 231 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 232 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 231 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 229 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 226 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 223 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 216 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 211 deaths | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 247.8 deaths | 219 deaths | 279 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.2 deaths | 192 deaths | 212 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.4 deaths | 216 deaths | 232 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 221 deaths | 211 deaths | 229 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Kiribati?
- Number of youth deaths in Kiribati was 211 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 279 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 deaths in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of youth deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.