Kuwait vs Malta: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Kuwait
16.6%
in 2024
Malta
16.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
52nd
Malta rank
53rd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Kuwait ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 53rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 7.0% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.5% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Kuwait and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 53rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.