Child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru
Nauru: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru, 1985–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru stood at 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru peaked at 8.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Nauru ranks 138th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9457 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 136 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 139 Kuwait 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 141 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Nauru
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 157 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Nauru was 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Nauru ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .