Physical inactivity in Kiribati

In Kiribati, 30.3% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Kiribati, 2022 30.3% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.3percentage points 2021: 30.6%
Position in 2022 74th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Kiribati over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Kiribati
2022 30.3%
2021 30.6%
2020 30.9%
2019 31.3%
2018 31.7%
2017 32.1%
2016 32.5%
2015 32.9%
2014 33.4%
2013 33.8%
2012 34.3%
2011 34.8%
2010 35.3%
2009 35.8%
2008 36.3%
2007 36.9%
2006 37.4%
2005 38.0%
2004 38.5%
2003 39.0%
2002 39.5%
2001 40.0%
2000 40.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 30.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 34.3%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Kiribati has the 74th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Kiribati
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory