Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2000
All-time low
1.9%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 2.1% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
That places Kiribati 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 38% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kiribati was 2.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Kiribati ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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