Kuwait vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, male
Kuwait
78.4%
in 2022
Tuvalu
82.5%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Kuwait
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 82.5% against 78.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 76.3% | 11.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 79.1% | 6.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 81.1% | 4.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 82.3% | 4.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Kuwait or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 82.5% against 78.4% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Kuwait and Tuvalu?
- 4.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Tuvalu 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.