Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati

Kiribati: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.2472 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.2472
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
27th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2614
in 2017
All-time low
0.2472
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati, 2010–2023

00.10.20.32010201620232010: 0.2592011: 0.2592012: 0.2592013: 0.2592014: 0.2592015: 0.262016: 0.2612017: 0.2612018: 0.2612019: 0.262020: 0.2562021: 0.2542022: 0.2512023: 0.247

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.2472 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.2614 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2472, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 27th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati, 2010 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2593
2011 0.2587 -0.2%
2012 0.2585 -0.1%
2013 0.2588 +0.1%
2014 0.2595 +0.3%
2015 0.2604 +0.3%
2016 0.2611 +0.3%
2017 0.2614 +0.1%
2018 0.261 -0.1%
2019 0.2598 -0.5%
2020 0.2565 -1.3%
2021 0.2539 -1.0%
2022 0.2514 -1.0%
2023 0.2472 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2598 0.2585 0.2614 10
2020s 0.2523 0.2472 0.2565 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 24 Haiti 0.2532 compare
  2. 25 Afghanistan 0.252 compare
  3. 26 Burundi 0.248 compare
  4. 28 Djibouti 0.2422 compare
  5. 29 Sudan 0.2405 compare
  6. 30 Eswatini 0.237 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati?
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Kiribati was 0.2472 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.2614 in 2017.
What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2472 in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
Kiribati ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,730 data points, 2010–2023
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The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.