Number children stunted who in Kiribati

Kiribati: Number children stunted who was 2,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,400
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2,700
in 2000
All-time low
2,400
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number children stunted who in Kiribati, 2000–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201220242000: 2.7k2001: 2.6k2002: 2.6k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.5k2005: 2.4k2006: 2.4k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.5k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.5k2015: 2.5k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.5k2018: 2.4k2019: 2.4k2020: 2.4k2021: 2.4k2022: 2.4k2023: 2.4k2024: 2.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number children stunted who in Kiribati is 2,400, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Kiribati peaked at 2,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 2005.

Kiribati ranks 148th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number children stunted who in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Number children stunted who in Kiribati, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2,700 —
2001 2,600 -3.7%
2002 2,600 +0.0%
2003 2,500 -3.8%
2004 2,500 +0.0%
2005 2,400 -4.0%
2006 2,400 +0.0%
2007 2,400 +0.0%
2008 2,500 +4.2%
2009 2,500 +0.0%
2010 2,500 +0.0%
2011 2,500 +0.0%
2012 2,500 +0.0%
2013 2,500 +0.0%
2014 2,500 +0.0%
2015 2,500 +0.0%
2016 2,500 +0.0%
2017 2,500 +0.0%
2018 2,400 -4.0%
2019 2,400 +0.0%
2020 2,400 +0.0%
2021 2,400 +0.0%
2022 2,400 +0.0%
2023 2,400 +0.0%
2024 2,400 +0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 2,400 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 2,400 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,510 2,400 2,700 10
2010s 2,480 2,400 2,500 10
2020s 2,400 2,400 2,400 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 145 Brunei 3,100 compare
  2. 145 Sao Tome and Principe 3,100 compare
  3. 147 Montenegro 2,900 compare
  4. 149 Samoa 2,300 compare
  5. 150 Cape Verde 1,900 compare
  6. 150 Lithuania 1,900 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number children stunted who in Kiribati?
Number children stunted who in Kiribati was 2,400 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 2,700 in 2000.
What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 2005.
How does Kiribati rank for number children stunted who?
Kiribati ranks 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number children stunted who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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