What is stillbirth rate in Kiribati?

Stillbirth rate in Kiribati was 0.858 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 1.28 deaths per 100 births in 2005.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 0.858 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Kiribati rank for stillbirth rate?

Kiribati ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kiribati data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Kiribati

Name: Stillbirth rate in Kiribati
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Stillbirth rate was 0.858 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.858 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

93rd

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.28 deaths per 100 births

in 2005

All-time low

0.858 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Kiribati, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Kiribati is 0.858 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Kiribati peaked at 1.28 deaths per 100 births in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.858 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 93rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.23 deaths per 100 births	1.16 deaths per 100 births	1.28 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	1.01 deaths per 100 births	0.9359 deaths per 100 births	1.12 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.8856 deaths per 100 births	0.858 deaths per 100 births	0.9144 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

90 Mauritius 0.8901 deaths per 100 births compare
91 Algeria 0.8807 deaths per 100 births compare
92 Tuvalu 0.8709 deaths per 100 births compare
94 Bhutan 0.8437 deaths per 100 births compare
95 Samoa 0.8435 deaths per 100 births compare
96 Egypt 0.8428 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Kiribati

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.0% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.12 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.12 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.12 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.15 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Kiribati?: Stillbirth rate in Kiribati was 0.858 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 1.28 deaths per 100 births in 2005.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 0.858 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for stillbirth rate?: Kiribati ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.