Kiribati sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 66.5 years of life, 177th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Kiribati, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 66.5 yrs | 177 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 15.5 /1,000 | 10 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.1 /1,000 | 113 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 14.1 yrs | 172 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 50.6 /1,000 | 131 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.6 yrs | 176 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 63.3 men/100 women | 22 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 38.8 /1,000 | 27 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 80.0 /100k | 72 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 44.1 % | 1 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 17.5 /100k | 16 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 1.9 /100k | 182 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 39.8 % | 8 of 143 | 2004 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.7 L | 155 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.2 % | 158 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $238 | 123 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,289 | 170 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Kiribati's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest premature NCD mortality in the world (44.1 %) and the 6th lowest road-traffic deaths in the world (1.9 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Kiribati; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.