Kuwait vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, male
Kuwait
78.4%
in 2022
United States
74.7%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
7th
United States rank
10th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 78.4% against 74.7% in United States, a difference of 3.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 60.6% | 4.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.9% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 73.1% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 74.5% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Kuwait or United States?
- Kuwait, at 78.4% against 74.7% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Kuwait and United States?
- 3.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th 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.