Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 29 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
29
in 2015
All-time low
24.3
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati is 29, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati peaked at 29 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.3, in 1975.
Kiribati ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.3 | — |
| 1976 | 24.5 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 24.7 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 25.8 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.2 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.6 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26.8 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.74 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.28 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.72 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.43 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.86 | 28.7 | 29 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 4 Tuvalu 30 compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 29.6 compare
- 6 Palau 29.5 compare
- 7 Kuwait 29 compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 28.8 compare
- 9 Qatar 28.8 compare
- 9 United States 28.8 compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Kiribati was 29 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3 in 1975.
- How does Kiribati rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Kiribati ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index bmi in adult males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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