Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati
Kiribati: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
33.5%
in 2024
All-time low
18.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati stood at 33.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati peaked at 33.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 58th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.5% | — |
| 1981 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 22.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.2% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.9% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.1% compare
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 34.0% compare
- 57 Cyprus 33.9% compare
- 59 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 60 Bahrain 32.9% compare
- 61 Honduras 32.8% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0561 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kiribati was 33.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kiribati ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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