Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 76.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 198 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2022
All-time low
54.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 76.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati peaked at 76.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1980.
That places Kiribati 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 55.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 54.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 65.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 72.6% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 75.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.8% | 76.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kiribati was 76.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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