Kuwait vs Mexico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Kuwait
37.4%
in 2024
Mexico
37.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Mexico rank
36th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 37.4% against 37.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 37th and Mexico ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 11.6% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 20.5% | 4.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.3% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.2% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 0.2% | 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, Kuwait or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 37.4% against 37.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Kuwait and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mexico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 37th and Mexico ranks 36th 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.