Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Kiribati

Kiribati: Stillbirth rate (Our World) was 0.858 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.858
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 2005
All-time low
0.858
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Kiribati, 2000–2023

00.511.52000201120232000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.22003: 1.22004: 1.32005: 1.32006: 1.32007: 1.32008: 1.22009: 1.22010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 0.9932016: 0.9822017: 0.972018: 0.9542019: 0.9362020: 0.9142021: 0.8942022: 0.8762023: 0.858

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Kiribati is 0.858, 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 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.858, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 93rd of 199 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.

Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirth rate in Kiribati, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.22 —
2001 1.21 -0.6%
2002 1.21 +0.5%
2003 1.23 +1.3%
2004 1.26 +2.7%
2005 1.28 +1.4%
2006 1.28 -0.1%
2007 1.26 -1.5%
2008 1.22 -3.5%
2009 1.16 -4.3%
2010 1.12 -3.8%
2011 1.08 -3.6%
2012 1.05 -2.9%
2013 1.02 -2.4%
2014 1.01 -1.7%
2015 0.9926 -1.4%
2016 0.9817 -1.1%
2017 0.9699 -1.2%
2018 0.9544 -1.6%
2019 0.9359 -1.9%
2020 0.9144 -2.3%
2021 0.8938 -2.3%
2022 0.876 -2.0%
2023 0.858 -2.1%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.858 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.858 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8264, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.23 1.16 1.28 10
2010s 1.01 0.9359 1.12 10
2020s 0.8856 0.858 0.9144 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 90 Mauritius 0.8901 compare
  2. 91 Algeria 0.8807 compare
  3. 92 Tuvalu 0.8709 compare
  4. 94 Bhutan 0.8437 compare
  5. 95 Samoa 0.8435 compare
  6. 96 Egypt 0.8428 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Kiribati?
Stillbirth rate in Kiribati was 0.858 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 2005.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.858 in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for stillbirth rate?
Kiribati ranks 93rd out of 199 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
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