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) | .. | .. | .. | .. |