What is number of under-five deaths in Kiribati?

Number of under-five deaths in Kiribati was 181 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 390 in 1961.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 165 in 2004.

How does Kiribati rank for number of under-five deaths?

Kiribati ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Kiribati

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Kiribati
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kiribati: Number of under-five deaths was 181 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

181

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

147th

of 195 countries

All-time high

390

in 1961

All-time low

165

in 2004

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Kiribati, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Kiribati stood at 181.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Kiribati peaked at 390 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 165, in 2004.

That places Kiribati 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	364.8	318	390	10
1970s	274.5	257	305	10
1980s	263.7	255	269	10
1990s	219.6	191	250	10
2000s	174.1	165	184	10
2010s	197.1	189	202	10
2020s	190.8	181	199	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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Kiribati?: Number of under-five deaths in Kiribati was 181 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 390 in 1961.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 165 in 2004.
How does Kiribati rank for number of under-five deaths?: Kiribati ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.