Children died before five per woman in Nauru

Nauru: Children died before five per woman was 0.0353 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0353
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
89th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.3404
in 1985
All-time low
0.0353
in 2021
Years of data
37
1985–2021

Children died before five per woman in Nauru, 1985–2021

00.10.20.31985200320211985: 0.341986: 0.3241987: 0.3081988: 0.2931989: 0.2791990: 0.2641991: 0.251992: 0.2361993: 0.2221994: 0.2091995: 0.1981996: 0.1881997: 0.1781998: 0.1681999: 0.1582000: 0.152001: 0.1412002: 0.1342003: 0.1282004: 0.1232005: 0.1192006: 0.1162007: 0.1142008: 0.1112009: 0.1082010: 0.1032011: 0.0972012: 0.0892013: 0.0812014: 0.0742015: 0.0672016: 0.062017: 0.0542018: 0.0482019: 0.0432020: 0.0392021: 0.035

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 0.0353 for children died before five per woman in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Nauru peaked at 0.3404 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0353, in 2021.

That places Nauru 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Nauru, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.3404 —
1986 0.3237 -4.9%
1987 0.3084 -4.7%
1988 0.2926 -5.1%
1989 0.2789 -4.7%
1990 0.2645 -5.2%
1991 0.2504 -5.3%
1992 0.236 -5.8%
1993 0.222 -5.9%
1994 0.2095 -5.7%
1995 0.1979 -5.5%
1996 0.1884 -4.8%
1997 0.1779 -5.6%
1998 0.1675 -5.8%
1999 0.1583 -5.5%
2000 0.1498 -5.4%
2001 0.1415 -5.6%
2002 0.1338 -5.4%
2003 0.1277 -4.6%
2004 0.1227 -3.9%
2005 0.1189 -3.1%
2006 0.1159 -2.6%
2007 0.1139 -1.7%
2008 0.1111 -2.5%
2009 0.1079 -2.8%
2010 0.1032 -4.4%
2011 0.097 -6.0%
2012 0.0894 -7.9%
2013 0.0814 -8.9%
2014 0.0739 -9.2%
2015 0.0669 -9.5%
2016 0.0602 -10.0%
2017 0.0539 -10.5%
2018 0.0482 -10.5%
2019 0.0433 -10.3%
2020 0.039 -9.8%
2021 0.0353 -9.5%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.0353 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 4.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.0353 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0408, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3088 0.2789 0.3404 5
1990s 0.2072 0.1583 0.2645 10
2000s 0.1243 0.1079 0.1498 10
2010s 0.0718 0.0433 0.1032 10
2020s 0.0372 0.0353 0.039 2

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 86 Paraguay 0.0373 compare
  2. 87 Panama 0.0354 compare
  3. 88 Morocco 0.0354 compare
  4. 90 Azerbaijan 0.0352 compare
  5. 91 Grenada 0.035 compare
  6. 92 Suriname 0.0346 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Nauru?
Children died before five per woman in Nauru was 0.0353 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3404 in 1985.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 in 2021.
How does Nauru rank for children died before five per woman?
Nauru ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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