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Health · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Kiribati: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 66.6 yrs (2024), 180th of 217 in the world and 35th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 68.3 yrs (2024), 186th of 217 in the world and 36th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 64.7 yrs (2024), 174th of 217 in the world and 32nd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
17 indicators
Health: Kiribati in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 66.6 yrs2024 | 180/217 | 35/37 | 64.7 yrs | 65.9 yrs | 65.2 yrs | +1.1%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 68.3 yrs2024 | 186/217 | 36/37 | 66.3 yrs | 67.4 yrs | 67.1 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 64.7 yrs2024 | 174/217 | 32/37 | 62.9 yrs | 64.1 yrs | 63.1 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 38.82024 | 28/196 | 1/30 | 49.2 | 42.3 | 42.3 | −8.1%since 2014 | 10.7 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 53.12024 | 25/196 | 1/30 | 65.8 | 57.7 | 58.3 | −8.4%since 2014 | 13.2 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 21.72024 | 35/196 | 1/30 | 27.1 | 23.2 | 23.0 | −6.5%since 2014 | 6.7 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 802023 | 74/194 | 16/30 | 119 | 102 | 89 | −14%since 2013 | 66 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 79%2024 | 150/193 | 24/30 | 80% | 89% | 82% | −9.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 86% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 9452024 | 1/208 | 1/36 | 1,280 | 704 | 655 | +8.6%since 2014 | 144 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 10.9%2023 | 17/193 | 5/29 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 13.7% | +2.2 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 2.9%2023 | 189/193 | 25/29 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | +2.4 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.192013 | — | — | · | 0.38 | · | — | 2.40 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.92016 | 113/182 | 19/27 | 1.81998 | 1.3 | · | +3.3%since 1998 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 79.1%2024 | 170/206 | 35/37 | 56.2% | 67.2% | 76.7% | +7.9 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 45.2%2024 | 174/203 | 35/37 | 29.4% | 38.6% | 44.3% | +3.9 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 37.7%2024 | 9/166 | 5/29 | 68.0% | 53.4% | 41.6% | −15.7 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 1.92019 | 182/186 | 25/26 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 1.92019 | −62%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.1%66.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.3%68.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.9%64.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−8.1%38.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−9.0 pp79% in 2024
- Tuberculosis+8.6%945 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+2.4 pp2.9% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kiribati and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kiribati. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kiribati | United States | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.6 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 68.3 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 85.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 64.7 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 38.82024 | 5.52024 | 3.42024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 53.12024 | 6.52024 | 4.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 21.72024 | 3.72024 | 2.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 802023 | 172023 | 72023 |
| Measles vaccination | 79%2024 | 92%2024 | 95%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 9452024 | 32024 | 82024 |