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Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 66.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.47 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.47 years
in 2023
All-time low
45.72 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 66.47 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati peaked at 66.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.72 years, in 1950.

That places Kiribati 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati, year by year

Year years Change
1950 45.72 years —
1951 45.81 years +0.2%
1952 45.9 years +0.2%
1953 46 years +0.2%
1954 46.12 years +0.3%
1955 46.29 years +0.4%
1956 46.51 years +0.5%
1957 46.78 years +0.6%
1958 47.11 years +0.7%
1959 47.5 years +0.8%
1960 47.96 years +1.0%
1961 48.47 years +1.1%
1962 49.04 years +1.2%
1963 49.69 years +1.3%
1964 50.36 years +1.3%
1965 51.03 years +1.3%
1966 51.74 years +1.4%
1967 52.45 years +1.4%
1968 53.13 years +1.3%
1969 53.76 years +1.2%
1970 54.38 years +1.1%
1971 54.93 years +1.0%
1972 55.31 years +0.7%
1973 55.79 years +0.9%
1974 56.1 years +0.6%
1975 56.36 years +0.5%
1976 56.56 years +0.4%
1977 56.06 years -0.9%
1978 56.92 years +1.5%
1979 57.11 years +0.3%
1980 57.3 years +0.3%
1981 57.52 years +0.4%
1982 57.77 years +0.4%
1983 58.05 years +0.5%
1984 58.36 years +0.5%
1985 58.72 years +0.6%
1986 59.12 years +0.7%
1987 59.58 years +0.8%
1988 60.05 years +0.8%
1989 60.54 years +0.8%
1990 61.02 years +0.8%
1991 61.5 years +0.8%
1992 61.97 years +0.8%
1993 62.41 years +0.7%
1994 62.8 years +0.6%
1995 63.15 years +0.6%
1996 63.47 years +0.5%
1997 63.8 years +0.5%
1998 64.1 years +0.5%
1999 64.39 years +0.5%
2000 64.67 years +0.4%
2001 64.92 years +0.4%
2002 65.12 years +0.3%
2003 65.29 years +0.3%
2004 65.42 years +0.2%
2005 65.52 years +0.2%
2006 65.6 years +0.1%
2007 65.68 years +0.1%
2008 65.75 years +0.1%
2009 65.81 years +0.1%
2010 65.86 years +0.1%
2011 65.9 years +0.1%
2012 65.91 years +0.0%
2013 65.9 years -0.0%
2014 65.87 years -0.0%
2015 65.83 years -0.1%
2016 65.8 years -0.0%
2017 65.79 years -0.0%
2018 65.81 years +0.0%
2019 65.87 years +0.1%
2020 65.2 years -1.0%
2021 64.15 years -1.6%
2022 66.27 years +3.3%
2023 66.47 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 46.37 years 45.72 years 47.5 years 10
1960s 50.76 years 47.96 years 53.76 years 10
1970s 55.95 years 54.38 years 57.11 years 10
1980s 58.7 years 57.3 years 60.54 years 10
1990s 62.86 years 61.02 years 64.39 years 10
2000s 65.38 years 64.67 years 65.81 years 10
2010s 65.85 years 65.79 years 65.91 years 10
2020s 65.52 years 64.15 years 66.47 years 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 195 Marshall Islands 66.94 years compare
  2. 196 Myanmar 66.89 years compare
  3. 197 Comoros 66.78 years compare
  4. 199 Zambia 66.35 years compare
  5. 200 Sudan 66.33 years compare
  6. 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Kiribati was 66.47 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 66.47 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 45.72 years in 1950.
How does Kiribati rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Kiribati ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.