Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Kuwait
9.4%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9.4% against 3.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 163 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.6% | 2.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 3.2% | 5.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 3.2% | 6.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 9.4% against 3.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 163 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.