Number of maternal deaths in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of maternal deaths was 3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Kiribati, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Kiribati is 3, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Kiribati peaked at 6 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1999.
That places Kiribati 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,544 (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)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,495 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 63.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Kiribati?
- Number of maternal deaths in Kiribati was 3 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1999.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.