Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of overweight, male
Kuwait
78.4%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean
63.2%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
5th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 78.4% against 63.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 40.7% | 24.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 49.9% | 22.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 58.0% | 18.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 62.5% | 15.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Kuwait, at 78.4% against 63.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.