Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 45.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 198 countries
All-time high
45.6%
in 2024
All-time low
21.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 45.6% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati peaked at 45.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.5% | — |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 21.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.4% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 38.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 44.8% | 45.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 48.6% compare
- 11 Bahamas 48.3% compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7% compare
- 14 Egypt 43.9% compare
- 15 Belize 43.4% compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 42.4% compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati was 45.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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