Number of infant deaths in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of infant deaths was 132 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Kiribati stood at 132.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Kiribati peaked at 288 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 122, in 2003.
Kiribati ranks 153rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270.4 | 234 | 288 | 10 |
| 1970s | 204.9 | 194 | 225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.4 | 196 | 207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 166.4 | 143 | 191 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.7 | 122 | 138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.8 | 141 | 146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139 | 132 | 145 | 5 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,528 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,516 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Kiribati?
- Number of infant deaths in Kiribati was 132 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 288 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of infant deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.