Kirbati

People

The people of Kiribati, formely known as the Gilbert Islands are Micronesian. The official lagauge of the islands is English.

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Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. 9.5
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 60 63 66 69
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 47 37 24 14
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) .. 41 22 34
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 60 85 98 ..
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 92 68 64 50
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. 15.1 6.9
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 75 80 89 82
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 102 99 106 93
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 117.1 109.6 110.1 108
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 37 64 87 ..
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 ..
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 0 0 0 0
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) .. .. .. 11.8
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. .. .. ..
Urban population growth (annual %) 3 5.1 3.8 2.9
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 98 .. 114 ..
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.28 0.36 0.49 0.77
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..