Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
Kiribati ranks 136th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kiribati was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Kiribati ranks 136th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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