Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati
Kiribati: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 14.7% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2021.
Kiribati ranks 70th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 14.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 14.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kiribati was 14.7% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Kiribati ranks 70th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.