Iraq vs Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight, female
Iraq
77.9%
in 2022
Kuwait
77.9%
in 2022
Iraq rank
14th
Kuwait rank
15th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 77.9% against 77.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 73.0% | 15.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 77.7% | 11.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 78.2% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.9% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Iraq, at 77.9% against 77.9% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Iraq ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.