Japan vs Kiribati: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Kiribati
2.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
152nd
Kiribati rank
149th

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Japan
  • Kiribati
00.511.52200020122024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 152nd and Kiribati ranks 149th of 162 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kiribati Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 2.1% 0.6% Kiribati
2010s 1.5% 1.9% 0.4% Kiribati
2020s 1.8% 2.0% 0.2% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Japan or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Japan and Kiribati?
0.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kiribati?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Kiribati rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Japan ranks 152nd and Kiribati ranks 149th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed