Share of children who are overweight or obese in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 2.1% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Kiribati peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
That places Kiribati 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Kiribati?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Kiribati was 2.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.