Share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati stood at 72.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati peaked at 72.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 54.5% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 65.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 70.8% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.7% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.4% | 72.7% | 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)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Kiribati was 72.4% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.