How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Kuwait?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

IDA only

3.2%

in 2024

Kuwait

9.4%

in 2024

IDA only rank

39th

Kuwait rank

36th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

IDA only
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 9.4% against 3.2% in IDA only, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 3.0 times IDA only's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 39th and Kuwait ranks 36th of 45 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.8%	7.6%	3.8%	Kuwait
2010s	2.9%	8.4%	5.5%	Kuwait
2020s	2.8%	9.2%	6.4%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, IDA only or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 9.4% against 3.2% in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between IDA only and Kuwait?: 6.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Kuwait?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: IDA only ranks 39th and Kuwait ranks 36th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.