Kiribati vs Senegal: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Kiribati
2.1%
in 2024
Senegal
2.1%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
150th
Senegal rank
150th
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Kiribati
- Senegal
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Kiribati ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 150th of 163 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Kiribati or Senegal?
- Kiribati, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Kiribati and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Senegal rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 150th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.