Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1284 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1284 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
16th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2605 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1136 units per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati is 0.1284 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.2605 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1136 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Kiribati ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2605 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2531 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2457 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.242 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2247 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2136 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1975 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1802 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1765 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1741 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1741 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1802 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1815 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1827 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1815 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1802 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1765 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1556 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1469 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1173 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1136 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1185 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.1284 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.1284 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0163 units per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2424 units per square kilometre | 0.2136 units per square kilometre | 0.2605 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | 0.1827 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 units per square kilometre | 0.1136 units per square kilometre | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.136 units per square kilometre | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.133 units per square kilometre | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | 0.137 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1783 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1742 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1655 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1151 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 India 0.1126 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bahrain 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.1284 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2605 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1136 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.