Number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of under-five deaths, female was 80 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
80
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
179
in 1960
All-time low
73
in 2003
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati stood at 80.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati peaked at 179 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2003.
Kiribati ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 179 | — |
| 1961 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 177 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 175 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 171 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 168 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 165 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 160 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 152 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 145 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 139 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 130 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 126 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 124 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 122 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 120 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 118 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 118 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 120 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 121 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 120 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 118 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 115 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 112 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 109 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 106 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 102 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 98 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 80 | -2.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 80 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 80 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339.5, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.1 | 145 | 179 | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.9 | 117 | 139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.1 | 115 | 121 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.9 | 85 | 112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9 | 83 | 89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 | 80 | 88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Kiribati was 80 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 179 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Kiribati ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.