Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Kiribati

Obesity in adults in Kiribati in 2024 — 45.6%. Ranked 187 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24 pp.

2024 45.6% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 187of 199
Period maximum 45.6%2024
Period minimum 21.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Kiribati, 1980–20242030405019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 21.5%1981: 22.5%1982: 23.5%1983: 24.5%1984: 25.5%1985: 26.5%1986: 27.5%1987: 28.5%1988: 29.5%1989: 30.5%1990: 31.4%1991: 32.3%1992: 33.1%1993: 34%1994: 34.7%1995: 35.4%1996: 36.1%1997: 36.8%1998: 37.4%1999: 38%2000: 38.5%2001: 39%2002: 39.5%2003: 40%2004: 40.4%2005: 40.8%2006: 41.1%2007: 41.5%2008: 41.8%2009: 42.1%2010: 42.5%2011: 42.7%2012: 43%2013: 43.3%2014: 43.5%2015: 43.7%2016: 44%2017: 44.2%2018: 44.4%2019: 44.6%2020: 44.8%2021: 45%2022: 45.2%2023: 45.4%2024: 45.6%
Change over the period: +24 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kiribati

Kiribati 45.6%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 47%
Obesity in adults — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 45.6 +0.2 pp
2023 45.4 +0.2 pp
2022 45.2 +0.2 pp
2021 45 +0.2 pp
2020 44.8 +0.2 pp
2019 44.6 +0.2 pp
2018 44.4 +0.2 pp
2017 44.2 +0.2 pp
2016 44 +0.2 pp
2015 43.7 +0.2 pp
2014 43.5 +0.2 pp
2013 43.3 +0.3 pp
2012 43 +0.3 pp
2011 42.7 +0.3 pp
2010 42.5 +0.3 pp
2009 42.1 +0.3 pp
2008 41.8 +0.3 pp
2007 41.5 +0.4 pp
2006 41.1 +0.4 pp
2005 40.8 +0.4 pp
2004 40.4 +0.4 pp
2003 40 +0.4 pp
2002 39.5 +0.5 pp
2001 39 +0.5 pp
2000 38.5 +0.5 pp
1999 38 +0.6 pp
1998 37.4 +0.6 pp
1997 36.8 +0.7 pp
1996 36.1 +0.7 pp
1995 35.4 +0.7 pp
1994 34.7 +0.8 pp
1993 34 +0.8 pp
1992 33.1 +0.9 pp
1991 32.3 +0.9 pp
1990 31.4 +0.9 pp
1989 30.5 +1 pp
1988 29.5 +1 pp
1987 28.5 +1 pp
1986 27.5 +1 pp
1985 26.5 +1 pp
1984 25.5 +1 pp
1983 24.5 +1 pp
1982 23.5 +1 pp
1981 22.5 +0.9 pp
1980 21.5

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.