Australia vs Kuwait: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Australia
37.5%
in 2024
Kuwait
37.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
34th
Kuwait rank
37th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Australia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37.5% against 37.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Kuwait ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 18.7% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.5% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 31.3% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 35.3% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 37.1% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Australia or Kuwait?
- Australia, at 37.5% against 37.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Australia and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Australia ranks 34th and Kuwait ranks 37th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.