Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 14.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 62nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 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 stunted in Kiribati?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati was 14.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kiribati ranks 62nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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