Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese was 1.5 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.5
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
169th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.2
in 1975
All-time low
1.5
in 2014
Years of data
40
1975–2014
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati, 1975–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.5 for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati peaked at 6.2 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2014.
That places Kiribati 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.2 | — |
| 1976 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.1 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.05, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.45, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.62 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.24 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati?
- Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in Kiribati was 1.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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