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Number of child deaths per woman in Nauru

Nauru: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0353 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
89th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.3404 under-five deaths per woman
in 1985
All-time low
0.0353 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
37
1985–2021

Number of child deaths per woman in Nauru, 1985–2021

00.10.20.31985200320211985: 0.34 under-five deaths per woman1986: 0.324 under-five deaths per woman1987: 0.308 under-five deaths per woman1988: 0.293 under-five deaths per woman1989: 0.279 under-five deaths per woman1990: 0.264 under-five deaths per woman1991: 0.25 under-five deaths per woman1992: 0.236 under-five deaths per woman1993: 0.222 under-five deaths per woman1994: 0.209 under-five deaths per woman1995: 0.198 under-five deaths per woman1996: 0.188 under-five deaths per woman1997: 0.178 under-five deaths per woman1998: 0.168 under-five deaths per woman1999: 0.158 under-five deaths per woman2000: 0.15 under-five deaths per woman2001: 0.141 under-five deaths per woman2002: 0.134 under-five deaths per woman2003: 0.128 under-five deaths per woman2004: 0.123 under-five deaths per woman2005: 0.119 under-five deaths per woman2006: 0.116 under-five deaths per woman2007: 0.114 under-five deaths per woman2008: 0.111 under-five deaths per woman2009: 0.108 under-five deaths per woman2010: 0.103 under-five deaths per woman2011: 0.097 under-five deaths per woman2012: 0.089 under-five deaths per woman2013: 0.081 under-five deaths per woman2014: 0.074 under-five deaths per woman2015: 0.067 under-five deaths per woman2016: 0.06 under-five deaths per woman2017: 0.054 under-five deaths per woman2018: 0.048 under-five deaths per woman2019: 0.043 under-five deaths per woman2020: 0.039 under-five deaths per woman2021: 0.035 under-five deaths per woman

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Nauru peaked at 0.3404 under-five deaths per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.

That places Nauru 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3088 under-five deaths per woman 0.2789 under-five deaths per woman 0.3404 under-five deaths per woman 5
1990s 0.2072 under-five deaths per woman 0.1583 under-five deaths per woman 0.2645 under-five deaths per woman 10
2000s 0.1243 under-five deaths per woman 0.1079 under-five deaths per woman 0.1498 under-five deaths per woman 10
2010s 0.0718 under-five deaths per woman 0.0433 under-five deaths per woman 0.1032 under-five deaths per woman 10
2020s 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman 0.039 under-five deaths per woman 2

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 86 Paraguay 0.0373 under-five deaths per woman compare
  2. 87 Panama 0.0354 under-five deaths per woman compare
  3. 88 Morocco 0.0354 under-five deaths per woman compare
  4. 90 Azerbaijan 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman compare
  5. 91 Grenada 0.035 under-five deaths per woman compare
  6. 92 Suriname 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in Nauru?
Number of child deaths per woman in Nauru was 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman in 2021, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3404 under-five deaths per woman in 1985.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
How does Nauru rank for number of child deaths per woman?
Nauru ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).