Countries in Oceania by infant mortality
Babies who die before their first birthday, for every 1,000 born alive. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
16.4
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 1,000 births | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kiribati | 38.8 | Micronesia |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea | 31.3 | Melanesia |
| 3 |  Fiji | 23.5 | Melanesia |
| 4 |  Marshall Islands | 22.7 | Micronesia |
| 5 |  Micronesia | 20.3 | Micronesia |
| 6 |  Palau | 18.6 | Micronesia |
| 7 |  Solomon Islands | 16.4 | Melanesia |
| 8 |  Vanuatu | 14.4 | Melanesia |
| 9 |  Samoa | 12.3 | Polynesia |
| 10 |  Tonga | 7.8 | Polynesia |
| 11 |  Nauru | 7.7 | Micronesia |
| 12 |  New Zealand | 4.0 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 13 |  Australia | 3.1 | Australia and New Zealand |
Questions
- Which country in Oceania has the highest infant mortality?
- Kiribati has the highest infant mortality in Oceania: 38.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024). Next come Papua New Guinea (31.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births) and Fiji (23.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births).
- Which country in Oceania has the lowest infant mortality?
- Australia, with 3.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024).
- What is the typical infant mortality of a country in Oceania?
- The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 16.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Babies who die before their first birthday, for every 1,000 born alive. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.