Kiribati vs North America: Prevalence of overweight, female
Kiribati
83.3%
in 2022
North America
68.4%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
6th
North America rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Kiribati
- North America
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 83.3% against 68.4% in North America, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 49.7% | 20.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 58.6% | 18.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 64.6% | 16.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 67.9% | 15.0% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kiribati or North America?
- Kiribati, at 83.3% against 68.4% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kiribati and North America?
- 14.9%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and North America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and North America rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kiribati ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.