Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Kuwait
10.1%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
9.9%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
Kyrgyzstan rank
37th

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
2000s 8.1% 9.3% 1.2% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 9.1% 7.1% 2.0% Kuwait
2020s 9.9% 8.1% 1.7% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
Kuwait, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Kuwait ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed