Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 76.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
76.6%
in 2024
All-time low
54.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati is 76.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati peaked at 76.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 14th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.3% | — |
| 1981 | 55.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 58.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 61.1% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 54.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 65.6% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 72.8% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.2% | 76.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 77.7% compare
- 12 Bahamas 77.3% compare
- 13 Qatar 77.3% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 75.4% compare
- 16 French Polynesia 74.3% compare
- 17 Mexico 74.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kiribati was 76.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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