Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 77.8% against 64.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 42.8% | 25.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 51.0% | 23.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 59.0% | 18.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 64.0% | 13.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 77.8% against 64.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.