Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 79.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
79.14
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
79.14
in 2022
All-time low
65.3
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kiribati, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kiribati stood at 79.14. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kiribati peaked at 79.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.3, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 8th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.3 | — |
| 1991 | 66.24 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.12 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 67.95 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 68.72 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.43 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 70.1 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 70.72 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.3 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.85 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 72.36 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.85 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.3 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 73.72 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 74.12 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.86 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.2 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.52 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.83 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.13 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.41 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.68 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.95 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.21 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.47 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.73 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.98 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.23 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.46 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.7 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.92 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.14 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.87 | 65.3 | 71.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.23 | 72.36 | 75.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.33 | 76.13 | 78.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.92 | 78.7 | 79.14 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kiribati?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kiribati was 79.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 79.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3 in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Kiribati ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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