Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight
Kiribati
79.1%
in 2022
Tuvalu
85.8%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
6th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 85.8% against 79.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 6th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 79.2% | 10.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 82.2% | 8.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 84.3% | 7.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 85.6% | 6.6% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 85.8% against 79.1% in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 6.7%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Kiribati ranks 6th and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.