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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed