Life Expectancy at Birth in Kiribati
Kiribati: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.6
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
179th
of 216 countries
All-time high
66.6
in 2024
All-time low
47.96
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 66.6 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kiribati peaked at 66.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.96, in 1960.
Kiribati ranks 179th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.96 | — |
| 1961 | 48.47 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 49.04 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 49.69 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 50.36 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 51.03 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.74 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.45 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.13 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 53.76 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 54.38 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 54.93 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 55.31 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 55.79 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 56.1 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 56.36 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 56.56 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 56.06 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.92 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 57.11 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 57.3 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 57.52 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 57.77 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 58.05 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 58.36 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 58.72 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.12 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.58 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 60.05 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.54 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 61.02 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 61.5 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.97 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.41 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.8 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 63.15 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.47 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.1 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.39 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.67 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.92 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.12 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.29 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.42 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.52 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.6 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.68 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.75 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.81 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65.86 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.9 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.87 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.83 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.8 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.79 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.87 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.2 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.15 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 66.27 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 66.47 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.6 | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 66.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 66.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.76 | 47.96 | 53.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.95 | 54.38 | 57.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7 | 57.3 | 60.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.86 | 61.02 | 64.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.38 | 64.67 | 65.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.85 | 65.79 | 65.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.74 | 64.15 | 66.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Kiribati?
- Life expectancy at birth in Kiribati was 66.6 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.96 in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.