Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 43.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
43.64
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
16th
of 193 countries
All-time high
43.64
in 2022
All-time low
27.82
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kiribati, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kiribati stood at 43.64. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kiribati peaked at 43.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.82, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.82 | — |
| 1991 | 28.29 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.79 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 29.33 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 29.89 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 30.47 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 31.07 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 31.68 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 32.29 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 32.9 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 33.51 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 34.11 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 34.68 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.23 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 35.75 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.26 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.78 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.32 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 37.86 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.37 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 38.85 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.25 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.56 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.83 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 40.08 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 40.36 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.66 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.01 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.43 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41.91 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.45 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 43.03 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 43.64 | +1.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 43.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 43.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.25 | 27.82 | 32.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.99 | 33.51 | 38.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.29 | 38.85 | 41.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.04 | 42.45 | 43.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
- 15 Belize 43.84 compare
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kiribati?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kiribati was 43.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 43.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.82 in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kiribati ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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