Children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati
Kiribati: Children moderately or severely stunted was 2.4 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati is 2.4 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati peaked at 2.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4 num th, in 2005.
Kiribati ranks 163rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 2.6 num th | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 num th | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 num th | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 num th | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.4 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.4 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.51 num th | 2.4 num th | 2.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 num th | 2.4 num th | 2.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 num th | 2.4 num th | 2.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 162 Montenegro 2.9 num th compare
- 164 Samoa 2.3 num th compare
- 165 Cabo Verde 1.9 num th compare
- 165 Lithuania 1.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Kiribati
- Red List Index 0.7691 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 95.9 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 132 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Kiribati was 2.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 num th in 2005.
- How does Kiribati rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kiribati ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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