Probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru
Nauru: Probability of dying that year, among females was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1.8% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru peaked at 5.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
That places Nauru 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.8% | — |
| 1951 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 5.2% | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 4.9% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 4.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Nauru was 1.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Nauru ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.