Egypt vs Kuwait: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Egypt
20.42
in 2022
Kuwait
21.23
in 2022
Egypt rank
21st
Kuwait rank
18th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 21.23 against 20.42 in Egypt, a difference of 0.81.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 | 14.43 | 2.81 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 14.54 | 20.54 | 6.01 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 17.21 | 21.23 | 4.02 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 20.02 | 21.13 | 1.11 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 21.23 against 20.42 in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.81, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 18th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.