Kiribati vs New Zealand: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Kiribati
40.9%
in 2024
New Zealand
39.8%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
25th
New Zealand rank
27th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Kiribati
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 40.9% against 39.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 17.7% | 8.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 26.6% | 4.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.7% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 39.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 39.8% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Kiribati or New Zealand?
- Kiribati, at 40.9% against 39.8% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 1.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and New Zealand rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.