Kuwait vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of overweight
Kuwait
77.8%
in 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis
75.5%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
8th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Kuwait
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 77.8% against 75.5% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 2.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 52.8% | 15.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 63.8% | 10.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 71.4% | 5.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 75.0% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Kuwait or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Kuwait, at 77.8% against 75.5% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Kuwait and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 2.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
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.