How does Kiribati rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Kiribati ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.31 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

25th

of 199 countries

All-time high

21.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

5.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati, 1950–2024

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

Kiribati recorded 5.31 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati peaked at 21.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.31 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kiribati ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	21.37 deaths per 100 live births	20.32 deaths per 100 live births	21.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	17.29 deaths per 100 live births	14.58 deaths per 100 live births	19.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.78 deaths per 100 live births	12.02 deaths per 100 live births	14.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.85 deaths per 100 live births	9.48 deaths per 100 live births	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.78 deaths per 100 live births	9.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.1 deaths per 100 live births	5.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.74 deaths per 100 live births	5.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.31 deaths per 100 live births	5.83 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Haiti 5.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kiribati

Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,256 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,099 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,146 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,171 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,213 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,280 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,336 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1,334 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 3,639 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 5.2% (2025)

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kiribati was 5.31 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. average years of schooling for women recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 21.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 5.31 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kiribati rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Kiribati ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .