Facts about Kiribati ● Child mortality is 33.66 deaths per 1,000 live births. ● Life expectancy is 67.59 years. ● 28.4% of the population use unimproved water. ● Kiribati has 0.2 doctors per 1,000 people. Ireland has 2.7 per 1,000. ● Unemployment is at 31%. ● There is no recycling of water. ● There is 100% access to electricity. ● Copra farmers earn low incomes. ● 46% of the population are classed as obese. ● In South Tarawa the only dumps are located by the sea and waste is often dumped in the ocean. ● Many people use the ocean or the lagoon as a toilet. ● Internet access is among the lowest in the world.
The charts below compare Kiribati with Ireland and a range of other countries, including Fiji and Tonga, two of Kiribati’s neighbours in Oceania. Average years of schooling
Average number of years the population older than 25 participated in formal education. Ireland Tonga Fiji Kiribati Kenya South Sudan 0 years 2 years 4 years 4.8 6 years8 years10 years12 years Healthcare Access and Quality Index, 2015 Ireland Tonga Kenya Fiji Kiribati South Sudan 0 20 38.8 40 60 80 48.7 46.6 44.0 62.1 88.4 6.5 7.9 11.2 10.8 12.5